Abstract: From historical perspective of Greek sports, the paper, depending on literature method, discusses the social background of educational thoughts and the specific factors in educational practice. Starting from the P.E. reality in Greek social ideal, the paper believes that P.E. is a means to cultivate qualified citizens of physical reality, which considered that physical education is not only the way to cultivate qualified citizens, but also the act of kindness and norms of behavior of collective justice which has always leading the direction of Greek history. In sports, the Greek thought of education is to promote general social values and code of conduct, while in city-state education, from the sports practice of Grete, Mycenae, Sparta and Athens, we know the differences and connection between them---P.E. is an important basis for the city-state education. The objective of this research is looking for the unique connotation of Greek educational thought and practice from Greek sports history so as to understand of the real significance and value of P.E. through the same national spirit.

Key words: Ancient Greece, sports history, education, nationality, practice , significance