Tag: Sports
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Halteres, the dumbbells of Ancient Greece
Halteres (Greek: ἁλτῆρες, from “ἅλλομαι” – hallomai, “leap, spring”; cf. “ἅλμα” – halma, “leaping”) were a type of DUMBBELLS used in Ancient Greece. In Ancient Greek sports, halteres were used as lifting weights, and also as weights in their version of the long jump. Halteres were held in both hands to allow an athlete to jump a greater distance; they may have been dropped after the first or…
