Greek Olympics The Greek Olympics were the building blocks for the modern day Olympics. The Olympics started in 776 B.C. and began to see who the best athlete was in all of the city states of Greece. Even during war time the Athletes were safely able to travel to the Olympics. There are many games that we have in our modern day Olympics that were used in the Ancient Greek Olympics such as Wrestling‚ Boxing‚ Sprint‚ Long jump‚ Boxing . The Olympics were not just about games it was also a religious
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Comparing Modern Olympics to Ancient Greek Olympics The Olympics‚ the most popular show on TV every two years. The Olympics are very old‚ older then you would think‚ they are over 1‚500 years old. The Olympics were created by the Greeks‚ and were held every four years‚ back then “Four years” was called an Olympiad. The original Olympics Games were not invented by anybody. They were created in month Apollonius in year that we now know as 776 B.C.‚ there was a great foot race in a meadow beside
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In 776 B.C‚ the first Olympic Games occurred in Olympia. The Olympic Games was a part of a religious festival and in honour of the leader of the Greek Gods‚ Zeus. Only men‚ boys and unmarried girls were allowed to attend and compete in the games. If a married women was at the Olympic Games‚ they would be punished expect if they just owned a horse in the chariot race. This event held every four years and approximately 50 thousand people came all over the Greek world to watch and also take part. In
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Ancient Greece The Ancient Olympics “And Time‚ in passing onward‚ clearly told the plain story‚ how Herakles divided the spoils that were the gift of war‚ and offered sacrifice‚ and how he ordained the four years’ festival along with the first Olympic Games and with contests victors.” * Pindar Olympian Ode 10.55-59 Even though there were other games within Greece‚ the Olympian Games became the most famous. The man credited with the creation of the games was none other than the hero and
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The ancient Greek Olympics By Gabriel Merrill So many people know what the Olympic Games are but how many know how or why they were started. The Olympics were started in 776 BC in Olympia and thus were called the Olympics. The games were held once every four years‚ which is an Olympiad. To the Greeks the games were more than just a source of entertainment the games were part of their worship. They put the games on in honor of Zeus and to appease the gods. During the celebration of the games there
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The olympics is a game where the most talented athletes from across the world come together and compete against one another in different sports like Basketball‚ Soccer‚ Swimming ‚ gymnastics ‚ fencing ‚ volleyball‚ beach volleyball‚ track and field and many more sports you can think of. About 206 countries and more than eleven thousand athletes participate. The olympics is held in a different country every two years alternating between winter and summer sports‚ it starts at the first week of august
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OLYMPICS The Olympics are a huge sporting event that contains many different sports and consists of many different countries from around the world.Back in ancient Greece is where the ancient Olympics originated. From 776 BC‚ the traditional games took place at Olympia every 4 years for almost 12 centuries until 1896. The first modern Olympic games took place in Athens Greece in 1896 and the games played to today every 4 years.Today‚olympic games worlds biggest athletic and competitive event that
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during the Olympics. Having order meant that they could have a better idea of how to run the society. If the way the did things in the Olympics worked as an advantage for both the citizens and the government then why would they not uses the same rules such as ¨a woman could take part as the owner of a chariot‚ even if she was obliged to let a man drive it.¨ this way of living where a man dose most of the work showed even more throughout history and it still has some small effects today‚ ¨they also
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The Olympic Games are an event athletes train their entire lives for. What some do not know‚ however‚ is that the Olympic Games originated in Greece and were held at Olympia‚ in Zeus’s honor‚ as he was the God of all Gods. Although there were several events held in other god’s honors‚ this is the one that is still around‚ occurring every four years in different parts of the world. Winning or even placing in the events the Olympic Games host is a great honor for yourself and for your country. This
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Is it time we took the Olympics off the shelf? The Olympics is always a costly event‚ especially the London 2012 Games. The price was originally planned at £2.4 billion‚ but has progressed to £9.3 billion‚ soaring by an extra £6.9 billion. At the same time‚ the government is making cuts in health and education. If we were to put the Olympics in a time capsule‚ would of future generations be proud‚ knowing we spent £9.3 billion on stadiums‚ security and fancy ceremonies when there are still so many
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