41. The Greek City-states And The Religious Festival A brief examination of the religious dimension of the ancient Olympic games, from the Perseus Project. http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/Olympics/rel.html

The Greek city-states and the religious festival One difference between the ancient and modern Olympic Games is that the ancient games were played within the context of a religious festival. The Games were held in honor of Zeus, the king of the Greek gods, and a sacrifice of 100 oxen was made to the god on the middle day of the festival. Athletes prayed to the gods for victory, and made gifts of animals, produce, or small cakes, in thanks for their successes. According to legend, the altar of Zeus stood on a spot struck by a thunderbolt, which had been hurled by the god from his throne high atop Mount Olympus, where the gods assembled. Some coins from Elis had a thunderbolt design on the reverse, in honor of this legend. Dewing 1860, silver stater, minted at Elis Reverse: Thunderbolt Photograph by Maria Daniels, courtesy of the Dewing Numismatic Foundation Over time, the Games flourished, and Olympia became a central site for the worship of Zeus. Individuals and communities donated buildings, statues, altars and other dedications to the god. The most spectacular sight at Olympia was the gold and ivory cult statue of Zeus enthroned, which was made by the sculptor Pheidias and placed inside the temple. The statue was one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World, and stood over 42 feet high. A spiral staircase took visitors to an upper floor of the temple, for a better view of the statue. Olympia,Temple of Zeus

42. Ancient Greece, Unplugged! Oak View Elementary Join Mr Smith's 6thgraders as they explore ancient Greek architecture, Mythology, Culture, Theatre, Letters, olympics, Peloponnesian Wars. http://www.fcps.k12.va.us/OakViewES/smith/95-96/greece/

Mr. Smith's 5th Grade class at Oak View Elementary presents... Intoduction Architecture Mythology Cultural ... Conclusion Return to Oak View Elementary

43. HickokSports.com - History - Index To The Olympics Recommended Sites. History. The ancient olympics; The 19thCentury Olympic Movement; 1896 Athens, Greece; 1900 Paris, France; 1904 St. Louis http://www.hickoksports.com/history/olympix.shtml

Sports History Alpha Index Index by Sport History Bits Forum ... Search Index to The Olympics History Medalists Sub-Topics Related Subjects ... Recommended Sites History The Ancient Olympics The 19th-Century Olympic Movement 1896: Athens, Greece 1900: Paris, France ... Top of Page History Biography Glossaries Calendar Quotations ... Directory Medalists Archery Badminton Baseball Basketball ... Top of Page Sub-Topics Olympic Swimming Records U.S. Olympic Hall of Fame Top of Page Related Subjects Amateurism Pan-American Games Winter Olympics Top of Page Other Resources Here Autographs Books about the Olympics Directory DVDs ... Top of Page Recommended Sites International Olympic Committee (IOC) - History, profiles, current news, information on all the Olympic sports Official site of the 2004 Athens Olympics Olympic Almanac - A lot of hard-to-find information, such as Olympic logos and mascots. Olympic Studies Centre - Includes a directory of Olympic research, forums, and many helpful links. Read about the history of the Olympics at Questia, the world's largest online library U.S. Olympic Committee - An excellent site, easy to move around in and full of information on all Olympic sports. Top of Page Need to Know More?

44. Daily Life Ancient Greece ancient olympics Were the ancient games run more fairly than ours are today? Read all about it - The real story of the ancient Olympic Games. http://members.aol.com/Donnclass/Greeklife.html

Daily Life in Ancient Greece How would you have behaved if you had lived in ancient Sparta? (Lie, cheat, steal, because that is the Sparta way!) Or in ancient Athens? Or in Corinth, Argos or Megara? Meet the Greeks! They were a riot! The ancient Greeks were very proud of their city-state ! They were also proud of being Greek. The ancient Greeks were thinkers. They loved to talk. They honored their gods and respected honor. They loved beauty, music, literature, drama, philosophy, politics and art. If you're in a hurry, use the cheat sheet to find just what you need! Welcome to ancient Greece! Cheat Sheet MEET THE GREEKS! Introduction School! Greek Houses ... Food It's around 480 BCE You are an Olympian contestant, representing your city-state at the Olympic games! How would you behave? MEET YOUR FELLOW OLYMPIANS! Sparta Athens Corinth ... Megara Plus Greek Links Other Cultures FAQs Lesson Plans ... ANCIENT GREECE We're published! Please take a look at the Mr Donn and Maxie Series of Educational Materials for Social Studies Teachers! Each unit includes complete lesson plans and creative activities to keep your students busy and productive for weeks.

45. HistoryTelevision.ca :: Archives :: History Of The Olympics :: Ancient Olympics The ancient olympics By Helen Buttery In Olympia, the home of the ancient Games, Nike, the winged goddess of Victory, stood in the http://www.historytelevision.ca/archives/olympics2002/ancientOlympics/

Home Archives History Of The Olympics Ancient Olympics The Ancient Olympics By Helen Buttery In Olympia, the home of the ancient Games, Nike, the winged goddess of Victory, stood in the palm of a 13-metre tall gold and ivory statue of Zeus. Considered one of the Seven Wonders of the World, the statue took ten years to build and paid tribute to Zeus, the deity the Games honoured. According to legend, Zeus declared the area his sacred grounds by striking it with a thunderbolt from Mount Olympus. The Great Altar of Zeus stood where the bolt supposedly landed. Heracles, his son, founded the Olympics in his father's honour. The first record of the Games was in 776 BC, but evidence of unofficial competition appears long before this. Played every four years for nearly 1200 years, the first Games did not occur in a stadium, instead they were played on a strip of grass. A line was drawn in the sand marking the start, hence the saying, "starting from scratch." The only event at the first 13 Olympics was the stade-race, a running race of 192.28 metres. According to mythology, Heracles set the distance for the stade-race by placing one foot in front of the other 600 times. All future stadium tracks were fixed at this distance, but unlike the original straightaway, the tracks were rectangular in shape.

46. ThinkQuest : Library : The Olympic Journey: Welcome To Australia The ancient olympics. The Olympic idea was born in ancient Greece nearly 3,000 years ago. ancient Olympic Milestones. Door.gif (3615 bytes)Home. http://library.thinkquest.org/20622/the.htm

Index Olympic Games The Olympic Journey: Welcome To Australia The year 2000's summer Olympics will be held in Sydney, Australia. There will be at least three new Olympic sports: triathlon, taekwondo, and trampoline. Find out all sorts of inside information on the upcoming Olympics, like the sponsors, the cost of the event, the competitions, and even the three unique Australian Olympic mascots. Read also about the ancient Olympics and other upcoming Olympic venues. Visit Site 1998 ThinkQuest Internet Challenge Languages English Want to build a ThinkQuest site? The ThinkQuest site above is one of thousands of educational web sites built by students from around the world. Click here to learn how you can build a ThinkQuest site. Privacy Policy

47. The Ancient Olympics Glossary My Word! My Year! Chi Files. HOME Site Map Contact us About Able Media. The olympics. The ancient olympics by CTCWeb Editors. http://ablemedia.com/ctcweb/consortium/ancientolympics.html

The Ancient Olympics by CTCWeb Editors Because of the upcoming Olympic games, CTCWeb editors thought you might want to learn more about the ancient Olympic games. Below you will find links to historical information that we collected about the history, origins, and events of the ancient Olympics. Introduction The Prologue The Origin of the Olympics The Site ... About AbleMedia Sponsored by AbleMedia ctcweb@ablemedia.com

48. Ancient Olympic Cyberhunt ancient Olympic Cyberhunt. How many wrestling crowns did this competitor from ancient times win? http//www.perseus.tufts.edu/olympics/milo.html. http://www2.lhric.org/pocantico/olympics/ancienthunt.htm

Ancient Olympic Cyberhunt The Ancient Olympic Games began as part of a religious festival in honor of . http://www.upenn.edu/museum/Olympics/olympicorigins.html http://www.upenn.edu/museum/Olympics/olympicorigins.html There was a separate festival for women in honor of . http://www.upenn.edu/museum/Olympics/olympicsexism.html Ancient athletes competed as not as members of a national team. http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/Olympics/comp.html http://vic.pentathlon.org.au/ http://www.scholastic.com/olympicgames/olympic_history/part1/index.asp http://www.scholastic.com/olympicgames/olympic_history/part1/index.asp How many wrestling crowns did this competitor from ancient times win? http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/Olympics/milo.html Who was the founder of the modern Olympic movement? http://orama.com/athens1896/pictures/docs/coubert.html When and where did the revival of the Olympic Games take place? http://www.museum.olympic.org/e/gallery/permanent/cou_bio_e.html Answers Pocantico Hills School Winter Olympics ... Olympics You are visitor # since August 26, 2000.

49. Olympics ACTIVITY 1. Compare and contrast the ancient Olympic Games with today s modern Olympic Games. Look at the athletic events, the types http://www.educ.uvic.ca/Faculty/sockenden/edb363/internetprojects/ancientgreece/

THE OLYMPICS Students may visit any of the Ancient Greece sites listed below or any other page in this site to complete the following suggested activities. ACTIVITY #1 Compare and contrast the Ancient Olympic Games with today's modern Olympic Games. Look at the athletic events, the types of people who competed, the reasons for holding the games, and any other information you can find. THE ANCIENT GAMES THE ATHLETES THE ATHLETIC EVENTS MORE ATHLETIC EVENTS ACTIVITY #2 Choose an athlete that competed in the Ancient Olympic Games, and research them. Look at their background, the sport they competed in, and any interesting stories or facts you can find. ATHLETE'S STORIES ACTIVITY #3 You have been selected by the Olympic Committee to design the opening ceremonies for the upcoming Summer Olympic Games. They have decided that they want to pay tribute to the Ancient Greek Games, and they want you to make the ceremony as close to the original as possible. Using the same format that the ancient Greeks did in the first games, how would you change the opening ceremonies to fit today's society? THE ANCIENT CEREMONY OLYMPIC TRADITION This site has been created by Tracey Anderson, Jodi Boyde, Jessica Dalton, and Michelle Daly. All education students at the University of Victoria, British Columbia, Canada.

50. Alexa Web Search - Subjects > Sports > Events > Olympics > Ancient The ancient olympics Includes a comparison of ancient and modern olympics, essays about the history of the olympics, and stories of ancient Olympic athletes. http://www.alexa.com/browse/general?catid=468232&mode=general

51. Olympics Frame Links and information on ancient Greece olympics. http://www.ancientgreece.com/html/olympics_frame.htm

52. The Ancient Greek Olympics The ancient Greek olympics. they grew up. TOP. The Differences Between their ancient olympics and Modern Day olympics. In Modern Day http://www.fcps.k12.va.us/DeerParkES/kids/ancientgrks/olympics/

The Ancie nt Greek Olympics Events in the Olympics Why and When the Olympics Were Held What People Believed About the Olympics The Differences Between their Ancient Olympics and our Modern Olympics ... References Events in the Olympics The Olympics were very important to the Greeks. Some events were the discus and javelin throwing. In both of those events you would have to have a lot of arm strength. The other events were high jumping, wrestling, and running. In the Javelin throwing event the contestants tried to throw their javelin the farthest. The high jump event must have been fun. What the contestants did is clearly stated in the title, they competed to see who jumped the highest. Wrestling was one of the favorite events to the Greeks. In that event two contestants wrestled to see who was the strongest, and the best at all events. Gouging out the eyes was allowed in wrestling. There were a few categories in the running event. One was to see who was the fastest runner, and another was to see who could run the farthest. TOP Why and When the Olympics Were Held The Olympics were held every four years in Olympia to honor the Greek God Zeus. The Olympics were considered very religious to the Ancient Greeks. At the time, the Olympics were the biggest event in the world. The Olympics took place as part of the religious festivals of the Greeks. No one really knows how or why the Olympics were started. It is believed that they started around 1776 B.C. Some people think the Olympics(or games like it) started before the first recorded time.

53. History Of Plumbing - Ancient Locker Rooms Since we re not allowed to view the gold medal facilities until after the olympics, PM took a step back in time to fifthcentury BC Greece and discovered how http://www.theplumber.com/olympics.html

this page is sponsored by: since 1995, famous, recommended plumbing supplier: Famous PlumbingSupply.com to International Toilet History in India and the World I n Coroehus' time, theOlympic arena meant little more than an open space in a grove where the ground had been cleared for running or wrestling. With construction costs underestimated at $1.7 billion for the'96 summer games, athletes can look forward to experiencing the best this country and this industry has to offer. Since we're not allowed to view the gold medal facilities until after the Olympics, PM took a step back in time to fifth-century B.C. Greece and discovered how they plumbed the games. In his treatise on the Athenian Republic written around 450 B.C., Xenophon writes that there are three essential parts to a competition and training center, "besides the actual runs and wrestling-rings, some place where those who use them may undress and oil themselves before exercise, and may wash themselves afterwards." Called the gymnasium and the palaestra, athletes trained and competed in these centers and men of all ages resorted to them for their daily exercise. They also served as learning centers where philosophers such as Plato discussed the fundamentals of life with their pupils in the bench-lined dressing rooms. In these rooms, competitors would unclothe themselves, anoint themselves with oil, then place their belongings in as safe a place as possible. Because the rooms were large and overpopulated, the Greeks found it necessary to enact severe laws against theft. A law attributed to Solon imposed the penalty of death on any one who stole any object, for example a jar of oil, worth more than10 drachmae.

54. Olympia Project OLYMPIA Project The Spirit of ancient olympics, Your ticket to ancient Olympia! ancient olympics Entry Form Briefly what area you like to work http://www.greece.org/olympics/startup.html

OLYMPIA Project The Spirit of Ancient Olympics Your ticket to Ancient Olympia! ATHENS 2004 The IOC awarded Friday 4-Sep-97 the XXVIII Olympiad to ATHENS Olympic sites: FRONT PAGE A Historical Overview Under development! Last update 9-Sep-98 This page is the starting point of our work. From here you can get to all pages that are under development, from the Front Page to the Olympic Flame and all the other pages. Bare with us during this effort and see as this unique project is being developed "on-line" in front of our eyes! Our goal is to build a rather unique Olympic Page to promote the Hellenic heritage of the games. Many web sites are dedicated to Olympic games but this page will be different than all the others by focussing in the: Ancient Greek Olympic games spirit of the games Hellenic culture regarding the games First Olympiad, Athens 1896 XXVIII Olympiad, Athens 2004 Roster of people participating in this effort: Thanos Voudouris e-mail (Organizer / coordinator) Nickolaos Gouraros e-mail (Coordinator / Research / Front Page Fotis Papoulias e-mail (html / Research - A Historical Overview Konstantinos Gavrinas Angie Tzouvelakos e-mail (html / Research - Olympic Flame Panayiotis Zaphiris e-mail (html / Research - Cypriot participation) Nikos Nicolaou e-mail (html / Research - Cypriot participation) Michael Simos e-mail (Essay: What is the History and Meaning of the Olympic Games?

55. Ancient History Date The first recorded ancient Olympic Games were in 776BC. They lasted for approximately 1000 years. ancient OLYMPIC GAMES LINKS. http://www.olympics.org.uk/olympicmovement/ancienthistory.asp

SITE SEARCH Home The Olympic Movement Modern History Olympic Issues Date The first recorded Ancient Olympic Games were in 776BC. They lasted for approximately 1000 years. Place The Games were held in Olympia, a village in a sacred valley, approximately 500km south west of Mount Olympus. Purpose The Ancient Olympic Games were held as a religious, sporting and cultural festival in honour of Zeus, the father of the gods. Philosophy The Ancient Greeks believed that both the body and mind needed discipline and that those who practised this discipline could best honour Zeus. The Ancient Olympic Games These Games were held every four years Only Greek citizens were allowed to compete. Ancient Greece was divided into independent states, often at war with each other. During the Games there was an official truce, called Ekecheiria.. This meant athletes could travel safely to and from the Games. Violation of this truce was punishable by death. The Marathon The modern marathon is one event which originated in these Ancient Games. Legend has it that Miltiades, a Greek General with an Athenian army, fought and won a battle against the Persians. He called for an Athenian runner and asked him to carry the victorious news back to Athens. The runner's journey was 24 miles but he entered the streets of Athens and shouted 'Rejoice! We conquer!' He then dropped dead. Although the accuracy of this tale is questionable, the first Modern Olympic Games in 1896, included the marathon to commemorate this legend.

56. Ancient Olympics Guide Catch up on the ancient olympics with Archaeology while the torch is carried around the world. ARCHAEOLOGY S ancient olympics Guide, April 6, 2004. http://www.archaeology.org/online/features/olympics/

Your browser does not support javascript ARCHAEOLOGY'S Ancient Olympics Guide April 6, 2004 With the lighting of the torch at Olympia on March 25, the final countdown to the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens began. While the torch is carried around the world and the finishing touches are put on the competition venues in and around Athens, why not catch up on the ancient Olympics with Archaeology.org? Our Ancient Olympics Guide includes comprehensive coverage by leading scholars... Winning at Olympia New studies challenge traditional notions about ancient Greek athletes and why they competed. by Donald G. Kyle Games for Girls Women were prohibited from attending the Olympics, but girls participated in other athletic competitions. by Thomas F. Scanlon Stadia and Starting Gates Footraces were a mainstay of the games, but how did the Greeks start their races? by Hugh M. Lee Myths about the Olympic Games Many Olympic traditions, including the torch relay, are modern inventions. by David C. Young We link you to the ancient and modern games at Nemea, too... Reviving Nemea's Games Take off your shoes, put on a tunic, and join the games at Nemea!

57. Ancient Olympics Guide: Winning At Olympia Winning at Olympia, ancient olympics Guide April 6, 2004. by Donald G. Kyle. Now, using a variety of evidence, we are demythologizing the ancient olympics. http://www.archaeology.org/online/features/olympics/olympia.html

Your browser does not support javascript Winning at Olympia "Ancient Olympics Guide" April 6, 2004 by Donald G. Kyle You say, "I want to win at Olympia." ...If you do, you will have to obey instructions, eat according to regulations, keep away from desserts, exercise on a fixed schedule at definite hours, in both heat and cold; you must not drink cold water nor can you have a drink of wine whenever you want. You must hand yourself over to your coach exactly as you would to a doctor. Then in the contest itself you must gouge and be gouged, there will be times when you will sprain a wrist, turn your ankle, swallow mouthfuls of sand, and be flogged. And after all that there are times when you lose. Epictetus, Discourses 15.2-5, trans. W.E. Sweet This summer in Athens athletes, officials, spectators, promoters, and reporters will once again witness the spectacle of the modern Olympics. Many will assume that the modern games are a true reflection of the ancient ones, that the events and ceremonies and the ideology of universal brotherhood and amateurism recall the Olympics of Greece's golden age. They would be surprised to learn that the ancient contests were quite different from our own, and that Greek athletes were not amateurs. A generation ago the study of ancient sport focused on antiquarian concernshow Greeks threw the discus or how far they could jump. Glossing over the violent, erotic, and materialistic aspects of Greek sport, and downplaying abuses and opportunism, scholars simply accepted idealistic notions about who these athletes were and why they competed. Now, using a variety of evidence, we are demythologizing the ancient Olympics. Excavations at Olympia and at the sites of other games have led to a new understanding of athletic participation and the role of spectators in ancient sport. Archaeology and art history, especially epigraphy and the reexamination of vase paintings, have allowed us to test and revise ancient literary accounts of how athletes trained, worshiped, competed, won, and celebrated, and how they were motivated, rewarded, and honored.

58. Ancient Olympia: The Original Field Of Dreams Now, celebrate the glory of the olympics, ancient and new, in this gallery of images of the original field of dreams View Photo Gallery . http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2002/02/0214_020214_olympia.html

Sign up for our free e-mail newsletter Also see: Today's Top Stories This Story E-mail this story Sponsored in part by Ancient Olympia: The Original Field of Dreams M. Ford Cochran National Geographic News February 14, 2002 View Photo Gallery >> Every four years for more than a millennium, rival and often warring city-states put aside their differences and invoked a sacred truce. They sent their fastest, their strongest, their most skillful men and boys to compete for personal bragging rights and homeland pride. The names of the greatest Olympic athletes were known throughout Greece, their likenesses re-created in sculpture and on pottery for the ages. Then the games disappeared for more than 1,500 years. Now, celebrate the glory of the Olympics, ancient and new, in this gallery of images of the original field of dreams: View Photo Gallery >> Palaestra columns found in Olympia, the site of the first Olympics in 776 B.C. The columns surrounded a courtyard where boxers, jumpers and wrestlers trained. Photograph by M. Ford Cochran

59. Will 2004 Olympics Destroy Ancient Greek Battleground? Will 2004 olympics Destroy ancient Greek Battleground? TravelWatch By Elena Pappas National Geographic Traveler August 1, 2003. Geotourism http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2003/08/0801_030801_marathonathens.html

Sign up for our free e-mail newsletter Also see: Today's Top Stories This Story TravelWatch E-mail this story Sponsored in part by Win a National Geographic photo workshop in Santa Fe Looking for the ideal gift for Dad or Grads? Send the gift of National Geographic for a special price of $19! Will 2004 Olympics Destroy Ancient Greek Battleground? TravelWatch By Elena Pappas National Geographic Traveler August 1, 2003 Geotourism Editor for National Geographic Traveler magazine, Jonathan B. Tourtellot, focuses on sustainable tourism and destination stewardship. Writers' columns that originally appeared in the print magazine will now also be published on the Web for National Geographic News. Look for TravelWatch every Friday. Read the full Above, the Acropolis, in Athens, Greece, stands as a vestige of a great empire. The recent decision to build over an Athenian battlefield at the Schinias marsh, outside of Athens, has concerned conservationists. Photograph by Frank and Helen Schreider Stunning photography, every month of the year. Click here to get one year of National Geographic magazine and a free gift.

60. Olympics As Sublimated Warfare from all parts of the civilized world, a peaceful interim . tenaya.cs.dartmouth.edu/olympic/anecdote/ truce 07/04/00 Anecdotes on the ancient olympics http://ancienthistory.about.com/library/weekly/aa070400a.htm

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