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Which ancient Greek city was host to the ancient Olympic Games?
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β 7y ago
The first sports event called the Olympic games in the modern era was held in Much Wenlock (a village in England) in 1850. The first Olympiad organised by the IOC was held in Athens in 1896.
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Which countries were allowed to take part in the ancient Greek Olympic Games?
Individual entries - had to be a citizen of a Greek city-state.
What rules were established for the ancient Greek Olympic Games?
The Games were established by the city-state of Elis, on whose territory the Games were held. The city provided three referees to supervise them. Participation in the Games were restricted to the citizens of Greek city-states.
Who wasn't allowed to compete in Ancient Greece Olympics?
Women were not permitted to watch the Olympic Games in Ancient Greece
Which city was the first to light the Olympic flame?
The olympic flame is always first lit in the ancient Greek city of Olympia, where the games originate from. This year - 2012 it was lit in the ancient Greek city on May 2012 and was then taken across the country and finally handed over to the British officials, for the London 2012 Games, in the Greek capital, Athens but it was never lit there and it was most definitely not lit in the English city - Slough as mentioned in the previous answer.
Why do the winter Olympic games happen?
The Olympics are modeled after the ancient Greek Olympics which were a competition between Greek city-states. The Winter Olympics happen now to have snow and ice sports in the Olympics.
Did the colseum in Athens have anything to do with ancient Greek olympic games?
In ancient Greece Olympia was the venue for the games which took their name after this city: The Olympic games. They were not in Athens. The modern Olympic Games are different.
Which countries were allowed to take part in the ancient Greek Olympic Games?
Individual entries - had to be a citizen of a Greek city-state.
What rules were established for the ancient Greek Olympic Games?
The Games were established by the city-state of Elis, on whose territory the Games were held. The city provided three referees to supervise them. Participation in the Games were restricted to the citizens of Greek city-states.
Series of contest between city states?
An Olympiad was an Ancient Greek word for contests between city states. This later became known as the Olympic Games
Who wasn't allowed to compete in Ancient Greece Olympics?
Women were not permitted to watch the Olympic Games in Ancient Greece
Who took part in Ancient Olympic games?
Citizens of Greek city-states who had the skill and could get themselves to Elis in a no-mechanical transport era.
What does the word Olympic meanοΌ?
The adjective olympic is something or someone related to the ancient city of Olympia or the Olympic games; the noun olympic means the Olympic games.
Who organized the ancient olympic games?
The city-state of Elis..
What countries competed on Ancient Greek Olympic?
Citizens from all the over 2,000 Greek city-states were eligible..
Which city was the first to light the Olympic flame?
The olympic flame is always first lit in the ancient Greek city of Olympia, where the games originate from. This year - 2012 it was lit in the ancient Greek city on May 2012 and was then taken across the country and finally handed over to the British officials, for the London 2012 Games, in the Greek capital, Athens but it was never lit there and it was most definitely not lit in the English city - Slough as mentioned in the previous answer.
Why do the winter Olympic games happen?
The Olympics are modeled after the ancient Greek Olympics which were a competition between Greek city-states. The Winter Olympics happen now to have snow and ice sports in the Olympics.
Were only white people allowed in ancient Olympics?
No, ancient Olympic Games were not limited to white people. The Games were open to free-born Greek men, regardless of their race or ethnicity. People from various city-states and regions could participate, as long as they met the criteria of being Greek citizens and competed within the designated categories.
