That fun guy Theodosius I was the emperor who banned the Olympics. He's also the one who made Christianity mandatory and persecuted the pagans.
The Romans did not participate in Olympic games at all. The Olympic games were developed by the earlier Greek civilisation and died out before the Roman empire developed. The Olympic games were "revived" much later in the time of the British Empire (by the English).
The Roman numerals of XXX means the 30th modern Olympic games.
The 2014 Olympic Games was the "XXII Olympic Winter Games."
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The Olympics were banned in 393 AD by the Roman Emperor Theodosius. At that time, Christianity was the religion of the Roman Empire. The Emperor saw the Olympic Games as a pagan celebration in honor of pagan gods.
The Ancient Olympic Games , originally referred to as simply the Olympic Games were a series of athletic competitions held between various city-states of Ancient Greece. They began in 776 BC in Olympia, Greece, and celebrated until 393 AD
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The answer was given with the question. The first Olympics took place in 776 BC. They were part of a religious festival for the god Zeus. The games were held every four years at Olympia in southern Greece.
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According to legend, the ancient Olympic Games were founded by Heracles (the Roman Hercules)
The Olympic games were suppressed by emperor Theodosius I in 394 as part of his persecution of pagan customs and religion.
Facts about the Roman empire include the fact that the Romans worshiped a variety of gods and held the first Olympic events. They were also accomplished architects and engineers, designing coliseums, aqueducts, and temples.