OLIMPICS GAMES

OLIMPICS GAMES

1. HISTORY

   • THIS HISTORY BEGINS IN 776 BC IN OLYMPIA, GRECE, WHERE THE FIRST OLYMPICS ARE HELD
     • They are created in order to find the strongest warrior having to go through different tests of strength and distress that today we know as the Olympic games
       • The Olympic Games were normally held every four years The ancient Olympics were quite different from the modern ones; there were fewer events and only free men who spoke Greek could compete, plus they were always held in the same place.
       • The last Olympic Games of Antiquity were held in 393 AD. C., almost twelve centuries after its beginnings. After the adoption of Christianity as the official religion of the Roman Empire with the Edict of Thessalonica, Emperor Theodosius banned all pagan celebrations, including the Olympics.

2. the social importance of the olympic games

   • Public life was paralyzed during the festivities as all official activity was suspended. During them only matters of extreme urgency were resolved. They exerted a great influence on the relations of the states, they were used from the most remote places and truces of a sacred nature were established. Public games were an occasion for rapprochement between the Greek States.
     • The Sacred Truce
       • This truce consisted of an unknown period of time but that lasted from a certain time before the games until after these where the war was prohibited, which covered all the cities that participated in the games.

3. In the ancient games the sports modalities were: Pentathlon, Racing, Boxing, Chariot racing, Horse riding and Pancracio which was a mix of boxing and fighting.

   • The winners of the various tests were acclaimed by the public, who threw fresh flowers and leaves at them and received an award consisting of a wild olive wreath. There was also a custom of wrapping a woolen ribbon around the victor's head. In addition, in later times the victor was also awarded a palm leaf.

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