School of Kinesiology

1986: Nigel Crowther, Canada1987: Clarence Forbes, USA 1988: �anos Fotiou, Canada 1989: Donald Kyle, USA 1990: �omas Scanlon, USA 1991: David Young, USA 1992: Michael Poliako�, USA 1993: Sotiris Giatsis, Greece 1994: Stephen Miller, USA 1995: Wolfgang Decker, Germany 1996: Wendy Raschke, USA 1997: Ingomar Weiler, Austria1998: Nicholas Yalouris, Greece

1999: Mark Golden, Canada 2001: Stephen Hodkinson, England2002: Tim Cornell, England2003: Manfred Lammer, Germany2004: Hugh Lee, USA2005: Winthrop Adams, USA2006: Nigel Crowther, Canada2007: Kathleen Coleman, USA2008: David Romano, USA2009: Zahra Newby, England2010: T. Corey Brennan, USA2014: Charles Stocking, Canada

IOANNIDES MEMORIAL LECTURERS

THE INTERNATIONAL CENTRE FOR OLYMPIC STUDIES,

ESTABLISHED AT THE UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO

IN 1989, WAS THE FIRST OF ITS KIND IN THE WORLD. IT

REMAINS THE ONLY SUCH CENTRE IN THE AMERICAS. IT

HAS AS ITS PRIMARY MISSION THE GENERATION AND

DISSEMINATION OF ACADEMIC SCHOLARSHIP FOCUSED

UPON THE SOCIO-CULTURAL STUDY OF THE OLYMPIC

AND PARALYMPIC GAMES AND MOVEMENTS.

�e International Centre for Olympic Studies presents

THE 2O17 ION P. IOANNIDES MEMORIAL LECTUREDr. Zinon PapakonstantinouCollege of Liberal Arts & SciencesUniversity of Illinois at Chicago

Greek Athletes in the Roman Mediterranean:Mobility, Competition, Cultural Agency

For more information about Western University’s International Centre for Olympic Studies, please visit the ICOS website: www.uwo.ca/olympic, or contact us:�e International Centre for Olympic Studies335, Arthus and Sonia Labatt Health Sciences Building�e University of Western OntarioLondon, Ontario CanadaN6A 3K7

Friday, March 31, 201715.30hRoom 35,Arthur & Sonia Labatt Health Sciences Building

International Centre for Olympic Studies

www.uwo.ca/olympic

A Biographical Sketch of Ion P. Ioannides, PhD (1910-84)

Born in Amisos, Pontos, Greece, Ioannides was a recipient of a scholarship to attend Anatolia American College where he graduated in 1929. Yet another scholarship gave him the opportunity to attend, and graduate in 1931 from, the International YMCA School of Physical Education in Geneva, Switzerland.

A�er receiving his graduate degree, Ion Ioannides taught physical education at the Ecole Internationale de Genève in 1931 and 1932, while also playing for the Swiss National Basketball Team. At the end of the 1932 term, Ioannides returned to his alma mater, Anatolia American College, to teach physical education. In 1938, he enrolled at the University of Hamburg where he was awarded a Doctor of Philosophy Degree in 1940.

With the outbreak of World War II, Ioannides returned to Greece to serve his country. In 1941, he was sent to Albania to �ght against invading Italian forces. A year later, Ioannides was appointed Co-Director of the Delphic Home for War Orphans under the auspices of the International Red Cross. In the face of the continued Nazi occupation of Greece, Ioannides persevered in his struggle for liberty, justice, and eventual peace.

In 1945, Ioannides began a 20-year appointment as Director of Physical Education at Anatolia American College. His attention to curriculum develop-ment was a large factor in his appointment as the Counselor of Physical Education in the Greek Ministry of Education. It was his work here that truly opened the door to reform in Greek physical education.

In 1970, under threat of persecution from the Greek Generals’ Junta, Ioan-nides escaped to the United States and spent two years as a visiting professor at Sacramento State University (California). His impact on others has been great. In the words of Dr. Bob Barney, ICOS Director Emeritus: “I came to love Ion Ioannides; love him for his friendship, his counsel, his teachings, his moral and intellectual bearing, and his imparting of knowledge to students and me in so many ways, on so many occasions. But, most of all, I love him for existing as a model for what is morally and ethically right, rather than what is expedient, opportune, or self-serving.”

A Tribute

I �rst met Ion Ioannides in Canada over 40 years ago. Since then I have at times been a teaching colleague with him in courses on Sport Antiquity o�ered to Canadian university students. But, more importantly, in Greece, over a period of ten years, together we climbed high mountain ranges, tramped the archaeological sites of the ancient Greek world, from Sparta to Troy and from Knossos to Delphi, swam in Aegean waters once plied by triremes, and conversed at length on subjects Greek, both ancient and contemporary. I came to love Ion Ioannides; love him for his friendship, his counsel, his teachings, his moral and intellectual bearing, and his imparting of knowledge to students and me in so many ways, on so many occasions. But, most of all, I love him living a model for what is morally and ethically right, rather than what is expedient, opportune, or self-serving. Ion loved people, none more so than the youth of the world with whom he had a special bond, be they university students in the Western industrial world, or Greek village children of the Peloponnese. Ion’s love for others was reciprocated by those who were ‘touched’ by his humanitarian instinct. It is sometimes di�cult to comprehend the human qualities of Ion, his friendly nature, his consideration for others. Particularly is this so when one considers that his life embraced much that most men might well feel bitter about.

Robert K. Barney, Professor emeritus, Founding Director ICOS

Zinon Papakonstantinou

Dr. Papakonstantinou is associate professor of history and classics, College of Liberal Arts & Sciences, University of Illinois-Chicago. He is a historian of Ancient Greek social and cultural history (law, sport, commensality, magic), especially of the archaic and classical period. He has written or edited three books on the subject, including, most recently, his edited collection on Sport, Bodily Culture and Classical Antiquity in Modern Greece. He also works on Greek epigraphy, Greek literature, and Classical Reception. During the summers of 2013-2016, he was the recipient of an Alexander von Humboldt Fellowship hosted by the University of Hamburg, Department of History.

International Centre for Olympic Studies

www.uwo.ca/olympic

A Biographical Sketch of Ion P. Ioannides, PhD (1910-84)

Born in Amisos, Pontos, Greece, Ioannides was a recipient of a scholarship to attend Anatolia American College where he graduated in 1929. Yet another scholarship gave him the opportunity to attend, and graduate in 1931 from, the International YMCA School of Physical Education in Geneva, Switzerland.

A�er receiving his graduate degree, Ion Ioannides taught physical education at the Ecole Internationale de Genève in 1931 and 1932, while also playing for the Swiss National Basketball Team. At the end of the 1932 term, Ioannides returned to his alma mater, Anatolia American College, to teach physical education. In 1938, he enrolled at the University of Hamburg where he was awarded a Doctor of Philosophy Degree in 1940.

With the outbreak of World War II, Ioannides returned to Greece to serve his country. In 1941, he was sent to Albania to �ght against invading Italian forces. A year later, Ioannides was appointed Co-Director of the Delphic Home for War Orphans under the auspices of the International Red Cross. In the face of the continued Nazi occupation of Greece, Ioannides persevered in his struggle for liberty, justice, and eventual peace.

In 1945, Ioannides began a 20-year appointment as Director of Physical Education at Anatolia American College. His attention to curriculum develop-ment was a large factor in his appointment as the Counselor of Physical Education in the Greek Ministry of Education. It was his work here that truly opened the door to reform in Greek physical education.

In 1970, under threat of persecution from the Greek Generals’ Junta, Ioan-nides escaped to the United States and spent two years as a visiting professor at Sacramento State University (California). His impact on others has been great. In the words of Dr. Bob Barney, ICOS Director Emeritus: “I came to love Ion Ioannides; love him for his friendship, his counsel, his teachings, his moral and intellectual bearing, and his imparting of knowledge to students and me in so many ways, on so many occasions. But, most of all, I love him for existing as a model for what is morally and ethically right, rather than what is expedient, opportune, or self-serving.”

A Tribute

I �rst met Ion Ioannides in Canada over 40 years ago. Since then I have at times been a teaching colleague with him in courses on Sport Antiquity o�ered to Canadian university students. But, more importantly, in Greece, over a period of ten years, together we climbed high mountain ranges, tramped the archaeological sites of the ancient Greek world, from Sparta to Troy and from Knossos to Delphi, swam in Aegean waters once plied by triremes, and conversed at length on subjects Greek, both ancient and contemporary. I came to love Ion Ioannides; love him for his friendship, his counsel, his teachings, his moral and intellectual bearing, and his imparting of knowledge to students and me in so many ways, on so many occasions. But, most of all, I love him living a model for what is morally and ethically right, rather than what is expedient, opportune, or self-serving. Ion loved people, none more so than the youth of the world with whom he had a special bond, be they university students in the Western industrial world, or Greek village children of the Peloponnese. Ion’s love for others was reciprocated by those who were ‘touched’ by his humanitarian instinct. It is sometimes di�cult to comprehend the human qualities of Ion, his friendly nature, his consideration for others. Particularly is this so when one considers that his life embraced much that most men might well feel bitter about.

Robert K. Barney, Professor emeritus, Founding Director ICOS

Zinon Papakonstantinou

Dr. Papakonstantinou is associate professor of history and classics, College of Liberal Arts & Sciences, University of Illinois-Chicago. He is a historian of Ancient Greek social and cultural history (law, sport, commensality, magic), especially of the archaic and classical period. He has written or edited three books on the subject, including, most recently, his edited collection on Sport, Bodily Culture and Classical Antiquity in Modern Greece. He also works on Greek epigraphy, Greek literature, and Classical Reception. During the summers of 2013-2016, he was the recipient of an Alexander von Humboldt Fellowship hosted by the University of Hamburg, Department of History.

School of Kinesiology

1986: Nigel Crowther, Canada1987: Clarence Forbes, USA 1988: �anos Fotiou, Canada 1989: Donald Kyle, USA 1990: �omas Scanlon, USA 1991: David Young, USA 1992: Michael Poliako�, USA 1993: Sotiris Giatsis, Greece 1994: Stephen Miller, USA 1995: Wolfgang Decker, Germany 1996: Wendy Raschke, USA 1997: Ingomar Weiler, Austria1998: Nicholas Yalouris, Greece

1999: Mark Golden, Canada 2001: Stephen Hodkinson, England2002: Tim Cornell, England2003: Manfred Lammer, Germany2004: Hugh Lee, USA2005: Winthrop Adams, USA2006: Nigel Crowther, Canada2007: Kathleen Coleman, USA2008: David Romano, USA2009: Zahra Newby, England2010: T. Corey Brennan, USA2014: Charles Stocking, Canada

IOANNIDES MEMORIAL LECTURERS

THE INTERNATIONAL CENTRE FOR OLYMPIC STUDIES,

ESTABLISHED AT THE UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO

IN 1989, WAS THE FIRST OF ITS KIND IN THE WORLD. IT

REMAINS THE ONLY SUCH CENTRE IN THE AMERICAS. IT

HAS AS ITS PRIMARY MISSION THE GENERATION AND

DISSEMINATION OF ACADEMIC SCHOLARSHIP FOCUSED

UPON THE SOCIO-CULTURAL STUDY OF THE OLYMPIC

AND PARALYMPIC GAMES AND MOVEMENTS.

�e International Centre for Olympic Studies presents

THE 2O17 ION P. IOANNIDES MEMORIAL LECTUREDr. Zinon PapakonstantinouCollege of Liberal Arts & SciencesUniversity of Illinois at Chicago

Greek Athletes in the Roman Mediterranean:Mobility, Competition, Cultural Agency

For more information about Western University’s International Centre for Olympic Studies, please visit the ICOS website: www.uwo.ca/olympic, or contact us:�e International Centre for Olympic Studies335, Arthus and Sonia Labatt Health Sciences Building�e University of Western OntarioLondon, Ontario CanadaN6A 3K7

Friday, March 31, 201715.30hRoom 35,Arthur & Sonia Labatt Health Sciences Building