Bater
A bater ( ancient Greek βατῆρ [batḗr]) was a threshold in ancient Greece that marked the jump point during long jump.
The long jump was practiced at the Olympic Games as part of the Pentathlon , with the athletes performing the jump from standing or only with a short run-up. From the bater they jumped into the loosened track ( σκάμμα ), to accelerate the swing, holders were used . The exact definition of the bater was already unclear in ancient times. According to Emil Reisch , the sparse written sources suggest that a bater should only be understood as a simple marking at the beginning or within the jump path and not as a springboard, for example.
In Pollux a mention of the father's place than the point which marks the end of a race during the Pentathlons.
literature
- Emil Reisch : Βατήρ . In: Paulys Realencyclopadie der classischen Antiquity Science (RE). Volume III, 1, Stuttgart 1897, Col. 122 f.
Remarks
- ↑ Pollux 3, 147.