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    THE ANCIENT

    OLYMPICS
    ANCIENT OLYMPICS
    • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VdHHus8IgYA

    • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jA6Y7gG3OLs
    THE ANCIENT OLYMPICS
    • The ancient Olympics were held at
    Olympia, one of the sacred places of
    the ancient god of Zeus.
    THE ANCIENT OLYMPICS
    • The earliest known record of an Olympic
    competition is 776BCE. However it is
    believed that some kind of event may have
    been held for many years before.
    ANCIENT OLYMPICS
    • Some people believed that the game was
    started by Heracles while others are of the
    view that it was started by a King who
    wanted to bring peace to the region.
    ANCIENT OLYMPICS

    • Women did not compete in the


    ancient Olympics and married
    women were not even allowed to
    attend as spectators.
    ANCIENT OLYMPICS
    • The male athletes competed naked.
    ANCIENT OLYMPICS
    • Events at the games include sprinting such
    as
    • Stade/Stadion 200m
    • Dialous 400m
    • Dolichos 4800
    • Hoplitodromos 400/800
    • in full armour
    ANCIENT OLYMPICS
    • Other events include fighting such
    as
    • Boxing
    • Wrestling
    • Pankration – violent martial arts
    style
    ANCIENT OLYMPICS
    • Other events:
    • Chariot racing- the winner was
    the owner of the chariot rather than
    the rider
    • Pentathlon – wrestling, Stadion,
    long jump, javelin and discus
    ANCIENT OLYMPICS
    Winning an Olympic event was
    considered to be the greatest sporting
    achievement.
    The winner of each event was
    presented with an olive branch as a
    token of this achievement.
    ANCIENT OLYMPICS
    • The ancient games began to decline
    about 424BCE when Greece was at
    war with the Spartans and many
    young men had to go to war rather
    than devote themselves in athletics.
    ANCIENT OLYMPICS
    • The games continued when the Romans
    invaded and conquered Greece but when the
    Emperor Theodosius came to power he
    banned all non-Christian events including
    the Olympic games.

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