The first Olympc athletes stepped on to the track at the great stadium in Olypia in 776 BC. Held every four years, the Olympic Games were the most important sporting event in the ancient Greek world. Wars and feuds between states were temporarily put aside while athletes from all over the Greek world gathered to test their sporting prowess. Crowds would flock to magnificent stadiums, and winners were treated as major celebrities. Find about about...
- The ancient Greek world, and the first democratic government
- The gods of ancient Greece, and their role in the Olympic Games
- The many events at the Games, form chariot
-racing and discuss-throwing to an event in which competitors ran around the stadium dressed in full armour
- Why only men were allowed to compete at the Games, and why women were forbidden from even being in the stadium
- All the beliefs and rituals that made the ancient Olympic Games the most spectacular show on Earth- Why the Olympic Games were eventually banned, and why they were revived in the late 19th century.
- The ancient Greek world, and the first democratic government
- The gods of ancient Greece, and their role in the Olympic Games
- The many events at the Games, form chariot
-racing and discuss-throwing to an event in which competitors ran around the stadium dressed in full armour
- Why only men were allowed to compete at the Games, and why women were forbidden from even being in the stadium
- All the beliefs and rituals that made the ancient Olympic Games the most spectacular show on Earth- Why the Olympic Games were eventually banned, and why they were revived in the late 19th century.
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