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In Olympia, Greece the Olympic Games were held every four years. First Olympic game was recorded in 776 BC; that was about 3,000 years ago. At that time this great festival took place to honor the Greek gods. Olympics were held during the great festival. My resources say Olympics were held to please the various gods. One God, in particular, the most important was called Zeus. The Olympics were called Olympiad in Greece.
Now we know where the games are held, but we dont know what games they played? In the first thirteen Olympic games, there was only one event and that was the sprint. The sprint event was about one hundred and eight meters in length. Then later Pentathlon was added and it had different events. There was discus, javelin, jumping, running, and Wrestling. After a while, they added Equestrian events and that included Chariot Racing and riding. The Ancient Olympics did have lots of events. They had two major events Equestrian and Pentathlon events.
The ancient Greeks throughout time always valued a healthy body. They thought it was honoring the Greek gods when they kept in shape. The Greeks were also very competitive and loved sports. They figured that it would be honoring the gods if they tied the two together. The result came to be the Olympics. This sporting event honored the god Zeus who lived on mount Olympus.
I think there were the olympic's because they wanted to get the world to get together and become one big family and the Greeks also wanted to get more tourists coming and more tourists equals more trade and more inventions and supplies. :)
The ancient Greeks created the Olympics as a way to increase military preparedness. The events focused on speed, agility, and strength.
The Olympic Games were given their name after Olympia where the games first took place at 776 BCE in order to honour the Olympian God Zeus/ Dias [Ζεύς/ Δίας].
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How serious was the Olympics in ancient Greece?
Ancient Greeks were very serious about the Olympics that even when they are in the middle of a war,they will actually stop what there doing and go and play in the Olympics!
Have women always been allowed to compete in the Olympics?
becauseI'm not exactly sure but i know that the women weren't aloud in the Olympics neither were they aloud to watch the Olympics in the audience.the Olympics were considered a man sport back then like football but in Greek times
What do the modern and ancient Olympics have in common?
Beyond the concept of athletic excellence being admirable, not a great deal.
What year was the first modern olympics held?
The first Modern Olympics were held in 1896 in Athens, Greece.
When did the ancient olympic games begin?
The oldest recordes the Olympics was recorded in 776 BCE.
After the Olympics were abolished when did the start again?
2012
When did the Olympics start again in modern times?
1896
Where did the greek Olympics start again?
in California august 18 2010
What year did the Olympics start again in modern times?
they started in 1896
Why did the modern Olympics start again?
They started in wall mart in the year 2005
What year did the Olympics start again after world war 2?
1896 your answer here...
Why did they start the Olympics again?
For people that wanted a chance to win A medal or to have a try.
Where did the Olympics start up again?
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Why did the modern day Olympics start again and why are they so important?
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Where did the modern Olympics start?
Where did olympics start?
When do the Winter Olympics Start?
The 2010 winter Olympics start on the 12th of feb.
What was the biggest firework display ever?
Probably the display at the start of the Beijing Olympics. Probably the display at the start of the Beijing Olympics. Probably the display at the start of the Beijing Olympics.
