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The Ancient Olympics


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Where did the Olympics come

from? There are many

different stories

about the beginningof the Olympics.One myth says thatZeus himselfstarted the gamesto celebrate hisvictory over hisfather Cronus forcontrol of the world.


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When did the Olympics begin

and end? The first Olympic Games

at Olympia were held in776 BC. The games

occurred every four yearsuntil 393 AD, when theywere stopped by theChristian ByzantineEmperor Theodosius I.

The Ancient Olympic

Games lasted for 1,169years. If the ModernOlympic games were tolast that long, they wouldstill be held in 3066 AD!


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Who could compete in the

Olympics?

The Olympic Gameswere open to any

free born Greek inthe world. Therewere separate men'sand boys divisionsfor events. Womencould only enter theirhorses in events ifthey were theowners.


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Were women allowed to attend

the Olympics? Not only were

women not

permitted tocompetepersonally,married womenwere also barredfrom attendingthe games, underpenalty of death.


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The First Olympic Games During the first

Olympic Games a

flame burned inhonor of Zeus,lord of all thegods. Athletes

only competed inone event, StadeFootraces.


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The First Olympic Games

The games were greatlyexpanded from a one-day festival ofathletics and wrestlingto, in 472 BC, fivedays with many events.

Many athletic eventswere also added to the

games including:wrestling, boxing, horseracing, long jumping,javelin, and chariotracing.


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Ancient boxing had fewerrules than the modernsport. Boxers fought untilone man was knocked out,or admitted he had been

beaten. There was no ruleagainst hitting anopponent when he wasdown.

There was no weightclasses within the mensand boys divisions.Opponents for a matchwere chosen randomly.

Men wore leather stripsaround their wrists whichleft their fingers free.


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Pentathlon

The pentathlon wasa 5 - eventcombination ofdiscus, javelin,jumping, running,and wrestling.


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Wrestling Like the modernsport, an athleteneeded to throwhis opponent onthe ground, landingon a hip, shoulder,or back for a fair

fall.

Three throws werenecessary to win amatch. Biting wasnot allowed.Attacks such asbreaking youropponent's fingerswere permitted.


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Discus The discus throw

was considered an

important event.The discus wasmade of stone,iron, bronze, or

lead, and wasshaped like aflying saucer.


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Javelin

The javelin was a

man-high length

of wood, with

either a sharpened

end or an attachedmetal point.


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Jump

Athletes used leador stone jump

weights shapedlike telephonereceivers toincrease the

length of theirjump.


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Running There were 4 types of

races at Olympia.

The stadium racewas the oldest event

of the games.

Runners sprinted for

1 stade, or the lengthof the stadium.


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Running

The other races werea 2-stade race, and

a long distance runwhich ranged from 7to 24 stades.

The Greeks had oneparticular grueling

event. This was a 2to 4 stade race byathletes in armor.


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Pankration This event was agrueling combination ofboxing and wrestling.Punches were allowed,although the fighters didnot wrap their handswith the leather strips.

Rules outlawed onlybiting and gouging anopponent's eyes, nose, ormouth with fingernails.

Attacks such as kickingan opponent in the belly,which are against therules in modern sports,were perfectly legal.


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Equestrian Events

There were both 2horse and 4 horsechariot races.

Races were held withhorses. The coursewas 6 laps around thetrack (4.5 miles), andthere were separate

races for full-grownhorses and foals.Jockeys rode withoutstirrups.


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Who were the Olympic Judges?

The Olympic judgescame from Elis, alocal region which

was part of Olympia.The Elean peoplehad such areputation forfairness that anycheating at the gameswas a shock.


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What prizes did the Olympic

winners get? A victor received a

crown made from

olive leaves, and wasentitled to have astatue of himself setup at Olympia.

The victor wastreated like acelebrity by his homecity.


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