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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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