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The Ancient Olympic Games were celebrated in honor of Zeus, the father of all the Greek gods and goddesses. googanhine blah blah blah

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How were ancient Olympics celebrated?

in the honor of Zeus


Which god or goddess were celebrated in the ancient Olympics?

Zeus


When did the Ancient Greek Olympics end?

celebrated until 393ad


What date did ancient Olympics stop?

The Olympics were last celebrated in AD 393, and abolished for being un-Christian the following year.


For the ancient Olympics was the Olympic Torch carried around different countries?

No. The ancient Olympics were a sports festival but also a religious festival celebrated in Greece by Greeks to honor the Greek gods.


What did they wear in running in the Ancient Olympics?

In the Ancient Olympics the competitors were nude.


Why did the ancient Olympics begin?

they ancient Olympics begun to honor their gods


What is the connection Ancient Greece and the Olympics?

The Olympics is an Ancient Greek festival.


Was there ever a time when there were no Olympics?

The ancient Olympic Games were celebrated from 776 BC to approximate 393 AD. The modern Olympics began in 1896. So there was about a 1500 year lull there where no Olympic Games were held.


What did they use for the long jump in the ancient Olympics?

the diffrence between modern and ancient olympics is that it was not as safe and many were killed in ancient olympics


How are ancient Olympics different to modern Olympics?

ones ancient ones modern


When was the first ancient Olympics held and where?

the first ancient Olympics where head in grease