A silver medal and prize money.
usually celery.
A head wreath.
A head wreath.
In the Olympics it would be the Silver medal.
They got an olive leaf crown
They got medals.
If you mean what is the prize awarded for coming first in the Olympic games, this would be the gold medal. The medals awarded in each event are: Gold - first Silver - second Bronze - third In the ancient Olympics, winners were awarded a branch of wild olive. Sometimes the government would allow an Olympic champion to live in a special building that was only for distinguished citizens. Other winners would be exempt from paying taxes for winning an event in the ancient Olympics.
they enjoyed athletics, the exercise and the games. also, they competed for the substantial amount of prize money they could get- the word athlete comes from the ancient greek word for "one who competes for a prize" ............................ the above is wrong in that they mostly participated in the Olympics to worship their gods, it was like a sacred duty for them to train and win
The prize of the ancient olympic games was a crown made of olive tree branches and food for life.
Prizes were only awarded to winners. A second place in boxing may have resulted in the loser's death as the bout wasn't over until surrender or death.
i cant really say but maybe they were given to lions for lunch!