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Women in Ancient Greek were considered inferior to men and did not have the same rights. For that reason they were not allowed to participate in the Olympic games.

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Who wasn't allowed to compete in Ancient Greece Olympics?

Women were not permitted to watch the Olympic Games in Ancient Greece


Was the Marathon part of the ancient Olympic Games in Greece?

No.


Who was responsible for the ancient Greece Olympic games?

my mum


Where were the first ancient Olympic games held outside of Greece?

There was no Olympic Games outside of Greece before the first one was recorded.


When and where the first ancient Olympics games held?

The ancient Olympic games were held in Olympia, Greece.

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Who wasn't allowed to watch the ancient Olympic games in Greece?

Girls


Who wasn't allowed to compete in Ancient Greece Olympics?

Women were not permitted to watch the Olympic Games in Ancient Greece


Who watches the Olympic games in ancient Greece?

The children and the men. Women are not allowed to watch.


Did the olympic games start in ancient Egypt?

No, the olympic games started in Ancient Greece


Were women aloud at the olympic games?

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.


Why were women in early Greece allowed to play in the olympic games?

Women in early Greece were not allowed to take part in their olympic games.


Where was the location of the Olypmian games in ancient Greece?

The place of the Ancient Olympic Games was Olympia in Ancient Greece


When the olympic games started did war happen in ancient Greece?

All wars were paused during the olympic games in ancient Greece.


What was another name for the Olympic games in ancient Greece?

The Olympic games in ancient Greece were originally named after the location of the games which was Olympia. Because of this the games were originally called the Olympiads.


Were women allowed in the ancient olympic games?

Women were allowed in the ancient Olympic games only when the owned a horse who participated in the race . Otherwise they were not allowed.


Who first invented the ancient Olympic games?

The Greeks are the ones who stared the olympic games to worship their gods and godesses.


Where women allowed in ancient olympic games?

no they were not allowed to take part in the olympic games until 1900