1. The Ancient Olympics Ancient and modern olympic Sports. A Tour of Ancient Olympia. The Context of the games and the olympic Spirit. Athletes' Stories. Frequently Asked Questions About the Ancient olympics. Related Sites http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/Olympics

Members of the Perseus Project created this exhibit on the ancient Olympics in 1996, as a tribute to the Centennial Olympic Games held in Atlanta, Georgia. In this exhibit, you can compare ancient and modern Olympic sports, tour the site of Olympia as it looks today, learn about the context of the Games and the Olympic spirit, or read about the Olympic athletes who were famous in ancient times. The Perseus Digital Library Project is centered in the Classics Department at Tufts University. Ancient and Modern Olympic Sports A Tour of Ancient Olympia The Context of the Games and the Olympic Spirit Athletes' Stories ... Classics Department 124 Eaton Hall, Tufts University Medford, MA 02155 U.S.A. Credits Please send us your comments. Last modified 21 May, 2004.

2. Ancient Olympics @ University Of Pennsylvania Museum Of Archaeology & Anthropolo Were the ancient games better than ours? More fair and square? More about sports and less about money? Are modern games more sexist? More political? Have we strayed from the ancient olympic ideal? http://www.upenn.edu/museum/Olympics/olympicintro.html

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3. The Olympic Games In The Ancient Hellenic World: A Virtual Museum The Ancient olympic games Virtual Museum with a plethora of information about the games that are the forefathers of the modern olympics. http://minbar.cs.dartmouth.edu/greecom/olympics/

We are starting a new site collecting thoughts and concerns about the modern Olympic Games, and would value your input. Please follow this link to submit your thoughts! Guest access GREeCOM.org Register Log In Ancient Olympic Games ... Other Hellenic World Sites The Ancient Olympic Games Virtual Museum Welcome! Welcome to the Ancient Olympic Games Virtual Museum. Here you will find a plethora of information about the contests that are the forefathers of our modern Olympic Games. In order to use this site, we ask that you register There is no charge for using this site; however, you have to agree not to redistribute all or part of this site. Privacy Warning: Please note that this site is collecting user information, such as your username, requested page, time of visit, your browser's IP address, and browser configuration. This information is used internally only (primarily for improving this site) and is not shared with any third parties. Statistics gained from this information, but not personal information, may be published on this website or in research papers. Click here to log in If you don't have a username yet

4. Corey And Laura's Olympic Site A comprehensive site of the modern olympic games. Features facts, country flags, olympic logos, olympic trivia, national anthems, medal counts, NOC's and more. Home Page. Summer games. Winter games. News olympics so we decided to create some web pages that help us to better organize what we learn about the modern olympic games http://www.janecky.com/olympics

Home Page Summer Games Winter Games News ... Contact us W e love the Olympics so we decided to create some web pages that help us to better organize what we learn about the modern Olympic Games. There is so much information we plan on adding to this site if we can just find the time to do it! So, check back periodically and look for updates. T his site is optimized for Internet Explorer users since almost 80% of our visitors use that browser. If you have problems with the format and the "look" of the site, please check our compatibility A special welcome to all of our International visitors. People from almost 200 different countries have now visited this web site. (see our statistics page for a full listing of all the countries hitting this site) E njoy your visit. This web site is not affiliated with or funded by the International Olympic Committee (IOC), the United States Olympic Committee (USOC) or the National Olympic Committee (NOC) of any country.

5. History Of Our Olympic Games Some information and a brief history of modern and ancient games. http://kushkm.tripod.com/History-of-the-Olympics/

document.isTrellix = 1; var cm_role = "live" var cm_host = "tripod.lycos.com" var cm_taxid = "/memberembedded" Check out the NEW Hotbot Tell me when this page is updated History of Our Olympic Games Welcome to our web site! Have you watched the Olympics on TV or better yet been there to experience it live? Did you ever wondered why the Olympics started? I did! If you want to be on or go to the Olympics, I think you first need to know about it. Why did the games start? At the original Olympics what games did they play? Also what games do they play today? Now, get ready for the world of the Olympics. Have you ever wondered how the Olympics started? In Olympia, Greece the Olympic Games were held every four years. First Olympic game was recorded in 776 BC; that was about 3,000 years ago. At that time this great festival took place to honor the Greek gods. Olympics were held during the great festival. My resources say Olympics were held to please the various gods. One God, in particular, the most important was called Zeus. The Olympics were called Olympiad in Greece. Now we know where the games are held, but we dont know what games they played? In the first thirteen Olympic games, there was only one event and that was the sprint. The sprint event was about one hundred and eight meters in length. Then later Pentathlon was added and it had different events. There was discus, javelin, jumping, running, and wrestling. After a while, they added Equestrian events and that included chariot racing and riding. The Ancient Olympics did have lots of events. They had two major events Equestrian and Pentathlon events.

6. THE OFFICIAL WEBSITE OF THE OLYMPIC MOVEMENT International olympic Committee Discover the organisation, the heroes, the past games, the news of the olympic movement, Live sports news, the olympic Museum. the modern olympic games. Access http://www.olympics.com/

WWW.OLYMPIC.ORG Athletes Sports Olympic Games Passion ... "Sports, a universal dialogue" Pursuing its policy of promoting education and culture through sport, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) is closely involved in the World Forum in Barcelona... [ Full story More Olympic news Media center (press releases, media advisories, etc.) 63 days left... Programme Tickets Visitors info Direct access Athens 2004 Torino 2006 Beijing 2008 Vancouver 2010 International Olympic Committee Olympic Museum Lausanne National Olympic Committees International Sports Federations The International Paralympic Committee Olympic Studies Centre Olympic Television Archive Bureau World Anti-Doping Agency Olympic Spirit Right to Play OGKS TORINO 2006 D - 609 BEIJING 2008 D - 1519 ... Help

7. ABC Online News - Sports: Modern Pentathlon History of modern Pentathlon and results of Australian pentathletes in olympic games. http://www.abc.net.au/news/olympics/sports/pentathlon.htm

LISTEN: WMP Real Select a Topic from the list below Click "Refresh" or "Reload" on your browser for the latest edition. Top Stories Breaking Stories World Business ... Local News SPECIALS Olympics Swim Trials Athletes Sports ... Coverage RELATED ABC SITES Lateline Four Corners 7.30 Report Foreign Correspondent Landline Australian Story Stateline AM ... Correspondents' Report INTERACTIVE Forums Contact Us News Mail HELP Hearing Audio Viewing Video ABC ONLINE Home Other Areas of Interest: Subject Arts Science Children Youth Education Rural Local Shop OLYMPICS : Sports Modern pentathlon The pentathlon, whether modern or ancient, has always been designed as a soldiers’ event. It was introduced to the ancient Olympics in the eighth century BC after the Spartans complained that too many Olympic events favoured civilians and did nothing to reward the skills of the warrior. In those days the sport was an elimination event featuring five disciplines: discus, spear throwing, long jump, running and wrestling. The idea was that weaker competitors were progressively eliminated until just two remained to wrestle for the title. Baron Pierre de Coubertin, the founder of the Modern Olympics, obviously liked the idea and was keen to incorporate a similar event in the Games.

8. Amateur Athletic Foundation inspired the creation of the modern olympic games. The earliest documentation of olympic games, not the olympics. The phrases Summer and Winter olympics are commonly used, but they http://www.aafla.org/6oic/primer_frmst.htm

9. A History Of The Olympics 1896 Athens, Greece. The very first modern olympic games opened in the first weekof April 1896. Guttmann, Allen. The olympics A History of the modern games. http://history1900s.about.com/library/weekly/aa081000a.htm

zJs=10 zJs=11 zJs=12 zJs=13 zc(5,'jsc',zJs,9999999,'') About History 20th Century History Home ... Free, Email Newsletter zau(256,152,145,'gob','http://z.about.com/5/ad/go.htm?gs='+gs,''); Decade By Decade Great Events of the Century Holocaust Horrible Disasters ... Help zau(256,138,125,'el','http://z.about.com/0/ip/417/0.htm','');w(xb+xb); Stay Current Subscribe to the About 20th Century History newsletter. Search 20th Century History A History of the Olympics According to legend, the ancient Olympic Games were founded by Heracles (the Roman Hercules), a son of Zeus. Yet the first Olympic Games for which we still have written records were held in 776 BCE (though it is generally believed that the Games had been going on for many years already). At this Olympic Games, a naked runner, Coroebus (a cook from Elis), won the sole event at the Olympics, the stade - a run of approximately 192 meters (210 yards). This made Coroebus the very first Olympic champion in history. The ancient Olympic Games grew and continued to be played every four years for nearly 1200 years. In 393 CE, the Roman emperor Theodosius I , a Christian, abolished the Games because of their pagan influences.

10. Interesting Olympic Facts the games have concluded. The olympic Torch relay represents a continuationfrom the ancient olympic games to the modern olympics. http://history1900s.about.com/library/misc/blolympicfacts.htm

zJs=10 zJs=11 zJs=12 zJs=13 zc(5,'jsc',zJs,9999999,'') About History 20th Century History Home ... Free, Email Newsletter zau(256,152,145,'gob','http://z.about.com/5/ad/go.htm?gs='+gs,''); Decade By Decade Great Events of the Century Holocaust Horrible Disasters ... Help zau(256,138,125,'el','http://z.about.com/0/ip/417/0.htm','');w(xb+xb); Stay Current Subscribe to the About 20th Century History newsletter. Search 20th Century History Interesting Olympic Facts The Official Olympic Flag Created by Pierre de Coubertin in 1914, the Olympic flag contains five interconnected rings on a white background. The five rings symbolize the five significant continents and are interconnected to symbolize the friendship to be gained from these international competitions. The rings, from left to right, are blue, yellow, black, green, and red. The colors were chosen because at least one of them appeared on the flag of every country in the world. The Olympic flag was first flown during the 1920 Olympic Games The Olympic Motto In 1921, Pierre de Coubertin, founder of the modern Olympic Games, borrowed a Latin phrase from his friend, Father Henri Didon, for the Olympic motto: Citius, Altius, Fortius ("Swifter, Higher, Stronger"). The Olympic Oath Pierre de Coubertin wrote an oath for the athletes to recite at each Olympic Games. During the opening ceremonies, one athlete recites the oath on behalf of all the athletes. The Olympic oath was first taken during the

11. Olympic Games - Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia On the last day of the congress, it had been decided that the first modern OlympicGames would take place in 1896 in Athens, in the country of their birth. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Olympics

Olympic Games From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. (Redirected from Olympics Server will be down for maintenance on 2004-06-11 from about 18:00 to 18:30 UTC. A runner carries the Olympic torch The Olympic Games are a multi-sport event taking place every fourth year . Originally held in ancient Greece , they were revived by French Baron Pierre de Coubertin in the late 19th century . The Games of the Olympiad, better known as the Summer Olympics , have been held every fourth year since , with the exception of the years during the World Wars . A special edition for winter sports, the Winter Olympic Games , started in ; since these are no longer held in the same year as the Games of the Olympiad. Table of contents 1 Ancient Olympics 2 Revival of the Olympic Games 3 Summer Olympics 4 Winter Olympics ... edit Ancient Olympics In detail: Ancient Olympic Games Ruins of the training grounds at Olympia The origin of the Ancient Olympic Games has been lost in time, although there are many legends surrounding its origins. The first recorded celebration of the Games in Olympia was in 776 BC , although this was certainly not the first time they were held. The Games were then mostly a local affair, and only one event was contested, the

12. 1896 Summer Olympics - Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia Day 1. The first competitions to be held at the modern olympic games are the heatsof the 100 m track and field event. All three heats are won by Americans. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Games_of_the_I_Olympiad

1896 Summer Olympics From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. (Redirected from Games of the I Olympiad Server will be down for maintenance on 2004-06-11 from about 18:00 to 18:30 UTC. The Games of the I Olympiad were held in in Athens Greece . These were the first celebration of the Olympic Games since the recreation of the ancient Greek Olympics with the founding of the International Olympic Committee in Games of the I Olympiad Nations participating Athletes participating 245 (245 men, women) Events 43 in 9 sports Opening ceremonies April 6 Closing ceremonies April 15 Officially opened by George I of Greece Athlete's Oath not applicable Judge's Oath not applicable Olympic Torch not applicable (1) At the time, Greece still used the Julian calendar according to which the dates are March 25 to April 3. Table of contents 1 Highlights 1.1 Prologue 1.2 Day 1 1.3 Day 2 ... edit Highlights edit Prologue Pierre de Coubertin edit Day 1 The first competitions to be held at the modern Olympic Games are the heats of the 100 m track and field event. All three heats are won by Americans . The first final of the Games is the triple jump , which is won by American James Connolly , thereby becoming the first Olympic Champion since the fourth century CE. A second final held is the

13. Modern Olympic Games olympic sportsSports—olympics—Summer olympics Through The Years modern olympicgames. Related content from HighBeam Research on modern olympic games. http://www.infoplease.com/ipsa/A0114336.html

HOTWORDS CITE PRINT EMAIL in All Infoplease Almanacs Biographies Dictionary Encyclopedia Home Almanacs Atlas Encyclopedia ... Father's Day Infoplease Tools Periodic Table Conversion Tool Perpetual Calendar Year by Year ... Site Map Career Center Job Search Post Your Resume Continuing Ed. more . . . Also from Infoplease Search Infoplease Info search tips Search Biographies Bio search tips Sports Olympics Summer Olympics Through The Years Modern Olympic Games The original Olympic Games were celebrated as a religious festival from 776 B.C. until 393 A.D., when Roman emperor Theodosius I banned all pagan festivals (the Olympics celebrated the Greek god Zeus). On June 23, 1894, French educator Baron Pierre de Coubertin, speaking at the Sorbonne in Paris to a gathering of international sports leaders, proposed that the ancient games be revived on an international scale. The idea was enthusiastically received and the Modern Olympics were born. The first Olympics were held two years later in Athens, where 245 athletes from 14 nations competed in the ancient Panathenaic stadium to large and ardent crowds. Americans captured nine out of 12 track and field events, but Greece won the most medals with 47. Summer Olympics Through The Years The Summer Olympics Search For: Source Type: Documents (from Newspapers, Magazines, Journals, Newswires, Transcripts and Books)

14. The First Modern Olympics Athens, 1896 Athens 2004 olympics. The First modern olympics Athens, 1896. The birth ofthe modern olympic games. by John Gettings. Marathon runners, Greece 1896. http://www.infoplease.com/spot/mm-athens.html

HOTWORDS CITE PRINT EMAIL in All Infoplease Almanacs Biographies Dictionary Encyclopedia Home Almanacs Atlas Encyclopedia ... Father's Day Infoplease Tools Periodic Table Conversion Tool Perpetual Calendar Year by Year ... Site Map Career Center Job Search Post Your Resume Continuing Ed. more . . . Also from Infoplease Search Infoplease Info search tips Search Biographies Bio search tips The First Modern Olympics: Athens, 1896 The birth of the modern Olympic Games by John Gettings Marathon runners, Greece 1896 "I hereby proclaim the opening of the first International Olympic Games at Athens." With these words on April 6, 1896, King George I of Greece welcomed the crowd that had gathered in the newly reconstructed Panathenean Stadium to the modern-day Olympic Summer Games. The event was the idea of Baron Pierre de Coubertin of France who traveled the world to gather support for his dream to have nations come together and overcome national disputes, all in the name of sport. If not for the generous private donations of Greek businessmen like George Averoff, these first Olympics might have been moved to Budapest, Hungary

15. Olympic Games A journey to the modern olympic games examining the hosting cities, the athletes,but also including references to the political and social activities of the http://olympics.fhw.gr/

The Foundation of the Hellenic World in the spirit of the Olympic Games. Learn their long history, explore their unkwown aspects and discover the society that created them, through a variety of activities created by FHW utilising the wide spectrum of modern technology. LEARN HISTORY THROUGH THE WEB PAGES The Prehistory of the Games, their organization during Antiquity, but also the first attempts to revive them in the Modern era are presented in an interactive environment. Start the tour A journey to the modern Olympic Games examining the hosting cities, the athletes, but also including references to the political and social activities of the era. Start the tour VISIT HELLENIC COSMOS AND SEE... Exhibition Educational Program ... A Unique Exhibition The exhibition, taking advantage of the possibilities of modern technology, presents in an original way the character of the Olympic Games during Antiquity and, mainly, in modern times and stimulates thinking regarding the wider social meaning of the supreme athletic event of the planet. The Olympic Hero In modern times the concept of the hero has changed. There are no longer heroes of war but of peace, such as the Olympic Victors. The Foundation of the Hellenic World wishes to present such heroes and for this reason it has created theeducational programme "The Olympic Hero", which takes place daily at FHW's cultural centre Hellenic Cosmos.

16. Tom Campbell: Olympic Games: A Historical Proposal In 2004 AD the modern olympic games will be held in Athens, Greece. Siteswith general information about the modern olympics. olympic games. http://www.berksiu.k12.pa.us/webquest/TCampbell/

Olympic Games: An Historic Proposal By: T. Campbell Introduction Task Process ... Ancient Olympic Games Event Brochure Introduction In 776 B.C. the ancient Greeks began a tradition that lasted for over 1100 years. They stopped all wars and each city-state sent their best athletes to the plain at Olympia to compete for the honor of Zeus at the Olympic Games. In 2004 A.D. the modern Olympic Games will be held in Athens, Greece. This return to the country of the Games' ancient origins has the potential to be an historic event. However, the success depends on a careful plan. Introduction Task Process Evaluation ... Resources Task Your group will be creating a proposal for the events of the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens. The Greek government has ordered that the proposals must focus on the historical roots of the Olympic Games in ancient Greece. A successful proposal will design an Olympic Games that allows the spectators and athletes to experience the ancient tradition like no other modern Olympics has ever done. Your proposal must identify the most important ancient events and include an explanation of how the historical roots of each of those events will be preserved in the modern competition.

17. Greek Olympics The ancient olympic games lasted for 1170 years. If the modern olympicgames last that long, they will still be held in 3066 AD! http://www.crystalinks.com/greekolympics.html

Greek Olympics Ancient Times The Greeks invented Olympic athletic contests and held them in honor of their gods. But sports and competitions are part of the history and culture of many ancient civilization - including those of Meso- America. In Egypt there had been many findings and glyphs depicting sports events have been found. In ancient Egypt, acrobats, who displayed physical agility and strength, were mainly viewed as performers. Most Egyptian acrobats were women, and they performed alone or in groups. Young Egyptian boys also participated in acrobatics, and played games with hoops. There are 200 wrestling groups depicted on one wall of the tomb at Beni-Hassan. The wrestlers wear a loin-cloth similar to the cod-piece or loin-cloth of Minoan athletes. Although the scenes portray the various positions and "holds" involved in wrestling, the sport was practiced as part of Egyptian military training, and there is no evidence of organized competition. Ancient Egyptians also participated in various running activities. One of the kingdom's most important festivals was the "jubilee celebration," a festival first celebrated on the 30th anniversary of the reign of Amenophis III, and celebrated continuously in three-year intervals. In the "ritual run", an integral part of the celebration, the current king would run between two sets of three semicircles, the semicircles being cosmic references to the order of the universe. Unlike later Greek footraces, however, the Egyptian king ran alone, without a competitor. Physical evidence of the "ritual run" exists at the pyramid complex of King Djoser, where one can find the ruins of the world's first sports facility, complete with the running track for the "ritual run."

18. What Are The Modern Olympics? (Lesson Plan) Objectives. Students will learn about the history of the modern olympic games;Students will plot the locations of all of the olympic sites on a world map. http://www.teachervision.fen.com/lesson-plans/lesson-1952.html

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19. Olympic WebQuest - Student Page You and your classmates are going to travel through time to explore the olympicsfrom Ancient Greece through the future of the modern olympic games. http://web54.sd54.k12.il.us/vrkit/supplements/sixth/olympics/student.htm

An Internet WebQuest Created for School District 54, 6th Grade Students Introduction Task Process Assessment ... Conclusion Introduction: Travel through time with your classmates. Find out how the Ancient Greeks lived and what role the Olympic Games played in their culture. Continue towards modern times when the Games were re-established with fierce competitions between countries. Move beyond present times. Will the Games continue long into our future as they did in Ancient Greece? Task Are you going to the Olympics? Yes you are! You and your classmates are going to travel through time to explore the Olympics from Ancient Greece through the future of the Modern Olympic Games. Each team of explorers will enter the time machine and be sent back. . .2700 years. . .200 years. . .60 years. . .20 years. . .1 year. . .and to the future. Virtually Speaking, Of Course! Your team of explorers will investigate the people, culture and politics of the time to find out how they impacted Olympic Events. You will ask and answer questions as you travel through your designated time period. When were the first Olympics? What role did they play in Greek society? Why were Modern Olympics initiated? Your team will share your findings with your teacher and classmates. How have the Olympics changed over the last hundred years? How have they fared through wars, boycotts and terrorist attacks? You will look for connections between past, present and into the future.

20. Olympic Games: The Modern Olympics successful meet was held at London in 1908; since then the games have been held incities throughout the world (see Sites of the modern olympic games, table). http://www.factmonster.com/ce6/sports/A0860128.html

Encyclopedia Olympic games The Modern Olympics The modern revival of the Olympic games is due in a large measure to the efforts of Pierre, baron de Coubertin, of France. They were held, appropriately enough, in Athens in 1896, but that meeting and the ones that followed at Paris (1900) and at St. Louis (1904) were hampered by poor organization and the absence of worldwide representation. The first successful meet was held at London in 1908; since then the games have been held in cities throughout the world (see Sites of the Modern Olympic Games , table). World War I prevented the Olympic meeting of 1916, and World War II the 1940 and 1944 meetings. The number of entrants, competing nations, and events have increased steadily. To the traditional events of track and field athletics Sections in this article: Introduction The Olympics of Ancient Greece The Modern Olympics Bibliography The Olympics of Ancient Greece Olympic games The Columbia Electronic Encyclopedia, Print this page Cite this page AD AD AD ADS Link to Fact Monster Add Fact Monster search to your site ... Privacy Brought to you by:

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