THE FIRST INTERNATIONAL SPORTS ORGANIZATION ESTABLISHED IN THE ANCIENT AEGEAN: INTERNATIONAL (ECUMENICAL) ATHLETES ASSOCIATION

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THE FIRST INTERNATIONAL SPORTS ORGANIZATION ESTABLISHED IN THE ANCIENT AEGEAN: INTERNATIONAL (ECUMENICAL) ATHLETES ASSOCIATION

Yazarlar:

Sevda Korkmaz | Tanju Bağırgan

Yayıncı:

Ankara University

Ana Başlıklar:

Spor Tarihi

Dergi:

SPORMETRE Beden Eğitimi ve Spor Bilimleri Dergisi Vol.22 Issue 2, pp.1-15

Belge Tipi:

Makale

Yayın Tarihi:

7/2024

Belge Dili:

Türkçe

Document ID (Org No.):

2001319952

pISSN:

1304-284X

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Özet:

 stadiums and hippodromes remain from this extensive and rich agonistic culture. These games introduced various organizations and innovations to history, one of which is the International Ecumenical Athletes Association, a formal sports organization that is believed to have been established in Ephesus or Sardis. The earliest evidence of its existence can be traced back to the 1st century BC. The reasons for the establishment of this association include the professionalization that occurred during the Roman era, an increase in the number of games, the necessity of organizing games within a festival network, the need for athletes to travel from one city to another, and the requirement to know the host city and the content of the organization. Managing the extensive and complex festival network in an organized manner made it imperative to establish a structure that could facilitate international information flow. The Association, which played a central role in the social mobility of agonistic movements encompassing athletes, coaches aleiptēs, referees hellanodikai, spectators, and more, from Asia Minor to Alexandria, Syria to Italy, is documented through various epigraphic records that detail the immunities and privileges it provided to its members. Historical findings and the organizational characteristics of the association, as well as its functions towards athletes, lead to the conclusion that the International Ecumenical Athletes Association, established in Anatolia, is the first known formal sports organization in history. The existence of an international athletes association established in the Aegean is seen as an important cultural heritage to be examined from the perspective of our sports culture and sports sciences. This research aims to present the activities, place of establishment, organizational structure, and functioning of the Athletes Association that operated in ancient times, as well as the gains for athletes. The study was conducted using the document review method.

 stadiums and hippodromes remain from this extensive and rich agonistic culture. These games introduced various organizations and innovations to history, one of which is the International Ecumenical Athletes Association, a formal sports organization that is believed to have been established in Ephesus or Sardis. The earliest evidence of its existence can be traced back to the 1st century BC. The reasons for the establishment of this association include the professionalization that occurred during the Roman era, an increase in the number of games, the necessity of organizing games within a festival network, the need for athletes to travel from one city to another, and the requirement to know the host city and the content of the organization. Managing the extensive and complex festival network in an organized manner made it imperative to establish a structure that could facilitate international information flow. The Association, which played a central role in the social mobility of agonistic movements encompassing athletes, coaches aleiptēs, referees hellanodikai, spectators, and more, from Asia Minor to Alexandria, Syria to Italy, is documented through various epigraphic records that detail the immunities and privileges it provided to its members. Historical findings and the organizational characteristics of the association, as well as its functions towards athletes, lead to the conclusion that the International Ecumenical Athletes Association, established in Anatolia, is the first known formal sports organization in history. The existence of an international athletes association established in the Aegean is seen as an important cultural heritage to be examined from the perspective of our sports culture and sports sciences. This research aims to present the activities, place of establishment, organizational structure, and functioning of the Athletes Association that operated in ancient times, as well as the gains for athletes. The study was conducted using the document review method.

 stadiums and hippodromes remain from this extensive and rich agonistic culture. These games introduced various organizations and innovations to history, one of which is the International Ecumenical Athletes Association, a formal sports organization that is believed to have been established in Ephesus or Sardis. The earliest evidence of its existence can be traced back to the 1st century BC. The reasons for the establishment of this association include the professionalization that occurred during the Roman era, an increase in the number of games, the necessity of organizing games within a festival network, the need for athletes to travel from one city to another, and the requirement to know the host city and the content of the organization. Managing the extensive and complex festival network in an organized manner made it imperative to establish a structure that could facilitate international information flow. The Association, which played a central role in the social mobility of agonistic movements encompassing athletes, coaches aleiptēs, referees hellanodikai, spectators, and more, from Asia Minor to Alexandria, Syria to Italy, is documented through various epigraphic records that detail the immunities and privileges it provided to its members. Historical findings and the organizational characteristics of the association, as well as its functions towards athletes, lead to the conclusion that the International Ecumenical Athletes Association, established in Anatolia, is the first known formal sports organization in history. The existence of an international athletes association established in the Aegean is seen as an important cultural heritage to be examined from the perspective of our sports culture and sports sciences. This research aims to present the activities, place of establishment, organizational structure, and functioning of the Athletes Association that operated in ancient times, as well as the gains for athletes. The study was conducted using the document review method.

 Antik Yunan kültürünün önemli bir bölümünü oluşturan agonlardan günümüze sadece stadyum, hipodrom gibi yapılar kalmamış, bu çok kapsamlı ve zengin agon kültürü beraberinde birçok oluşumu ve yeniliği de tarih sahnesine ilk defa çıkarmıştır. Bunlardan bir tanesi de Efes veya Sardesde kurulduğu öne sürülen ve varlığına ilişkin en erken kanıtların MÖ 1. yüzyılda belirlenebildiği biçimsel formal bir spor örgütü olan Uluslararası Ekümenik Sporcular Derneğidir. Derneğin kuruluş gerekçelerini ise ortaya çıktığı Roma döneminde yaşanan profesyonelleşme, oyun sayısındaki artış, oyunların bir festival ağı içerisinde sırasıyla düzenlenme zorunluluğu, sporcuların bir kentten diğerine seyahat ihtiyacı, gidilen şehrin ve organizasyon içeriğinin bilinmesi gereksinimi oluşturmaktadır. Zira hayli yoğun ve karmaşık festival ağının bir düzen içerisinde işlevsel biçimde yürütülmesi uluslararası boyutlu bilgi akışının sağlanabildiği bir yapılanmayı zorunlu kılmıştır. Küçük Asyadan İskenderiyeye, Suriyeden İtalyaya kadar çok geniş bir coğrafyada sporcu, antrenör aleiptēs, hakem hellanodikai, seyirci vb kapsayan agonal toplumsal hareketliliğin merkezinde yer alan Derneğin, üyelerine sağladıkları çeşitli dokunulmazlık ve ayrıcalıklar, etkinlik alanları çeşitli epigrafik kayıtlarla günümüze ulaşmıştır. Tarihsel bulgular, derneğin biçimsel bir örgütün belirleyicisi olan yapılanma özellikleri ve sporculara yönelik işlevleri ile tarihte bilinen ilk biçimsel spor örgütünün, Anadoluda kurulan Uluslararası Ekümenik Sporcular Derneği olduğu sonucunu çıkarmaktadır. Egede kurulan uluslararası sporcular derneğinin varlığı, spor kültürümüz ve spor bilimleri açısından önemli bir kültürel mirasımız olarak irdelenmesi gereken bir konu olarak görülmektedir. Bu araştırma ile antik dönemde faaliyet gösteren Sporcular Derneğinin kuruluş yeri, organizasyonel yapısı ve işleyişi, sporculara kazanımlarını ortaya koymak amaçlanmış, çalışma doküman incelemesi yöntemi kullanılarak yapılandırılmıştır.

Makale detayları

THE FIRST INTERNATIONAL SPORTS ORGANIZATION ESTABLISHED IN THE ANCIENT AEGEAN: INTERNATIONAL (ECUMENICAL) ATHLETES ASSOCIATION

Yazarlar:

Sevda Korkmaz | Tanju Bağırgan

Yayıncı:

Ankara University

Ana Başlıklar:

Spor Tarihi

Dergi:

SPORMETRE Beden Eğitimi ve Spor Bilimleri Dergisi Vol.22 Issue 2, pp.1-15

Belge Tipi:

Makale

Yayın Tarihi:

7/2024

Belge Dili:

Türkçe

Document ID (Org No.):

2001319952

pISSN:

1304-284X

Association of athletes

Ancient age

Rome

Egean

Agon

Sardes

EphesosSporcu Derneği

Antikçağ

Roma

Ege

Agon

Sard

Efes

Sayı

Makale detayları

Yazarlar: Sevda Korkmaz | Tanju Bağırgan

Yayıncı: Ankara University

Ana Başlıklar: Spor Tarihi

Dergi: SPORMETRE Beden Eğitimi ve Spor Bilimleri Dergisi Vol.22 Issue 2, pp.1-15

Belge Tipi: Makale

Yayın Tarihi: 7/2024

Belge Dili: Türkçe

Document ID (Org No.): 2001319952

pISSN: 1304-284X

Sayı

Yazarlar:

Sevda Korkmaz | Tanju Bağırgan

Yayıncı:

Ankara University

Ana Başlıklar:

Spor Tarihi

Dergi:

SPORMETRE Beden Eğitimi ve Spor Bilimleri Dergisi Vol.22 Issue 2, pp.1-15

Belge Tipi:

Makale

Yayın Tarihi:

7/2024

Belge Dili:

Türkçe

Document ID (Org No.):

2001319952

pISSN:

1304-284X