They were held in honour of the god Zeus. Christian emperor Theodosius showed his Christian tolerance by banning them.
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∙ 11y agoIt is believed that the Roman emperor Theodosius I, a Christian, abolished the Games because of their pagan influences.
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∙ 14y agoIt is believed that the Roman emperor Theodosius I, a Christian, abolished the Games because of their pagan influences.
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∙ 11y agobecause king Theodosius said they were non-Christian
French man Baron Pierre Johnson
Japan and Germany were not allowed by the International Olympic Committee to send athletes to the 1948 Games due to their involvement in World War II.
There were no Olympic games in 1993. There were summer Olympic games in 1992 and 1996. There were winter Olympic games in 1992 and 1994.
The World Anti-Doping Agency removed caffeine from it's list of banned substances as of the 2004 Games.However, it is still being checked for in the samples from athletes and should elevated levels be commonly found, the World Anti-Doping Agency has said it will revisit the issue and possibly ban it's use again.
WWI cause the 1916 Olympic Games to be cancelled. WWII cause the 1940 and 1944 Olympic Games to be cancelled.
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what roman emporer who got banned from the Olympics in 394
One of Rome's Christian emperors banned the Olympic Games, which had originally been held in honor of the gods who dwelled on Mount Olympus.
They were banned by the Emperor Theodosius for being un-Christian.
because of the king that was elected was christian but the olympic games was a pagan sport so he banned all things pagan including the olympic games
No. The International Olympic Committee banned Austria from participating in the 1920 Summer Games in Antwerp due to their involvement in World War I as a German ally. Hungary, Turkey, and Bulgaria were also banned from the 1920 Games as well as Germany.
The country Iraq was banned from the Olympics in the year of 2008.
Yes. Women are allowed in the Modern Olympic Games, both as participants, and as spectators. Women were banned from the Ancient Olympic Games held in Greece, (both as participating athletes and as spectators), but, women are certainly allowed in the Modern Olympic Games.
French man Baron Pierre Johnson
No he is not, as he is currently banned for professional Track and Field running.