The Olympics were banned in 393 AD by the Roman Emperor Theodosius. At that time, Christianity was the religion of the Roman Empire. The Emperor saw the Olympic Games as a pagan celebration in honor of pagan gods.
The roman emperor in 394 was Theodosius I who banned and persecuted anything which was not Christian. The Olympics, long with all pagan temples were either banned or destroyed and the pagans persecuted.
The Olympics were banned in that year by the emperor Theodosius
what roman emporer who got banned from the Olympics in 394
Theodosius I, Emperor of the Roman Empire, banned the Olympics in 393 AD. The next time the Olympics were held was in 1896.
it has never been banned
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The Ancient Olympics in Greece were held from 776 BC to 393 AD, when they were banned by the Roman Emperor Theodosius I in an effort to suppress pagan festivals.
AD 393385 was the last recorded games, although the games may have continued to 393 (in 394 the games were banned by the then Roman Emperor).
The ancient Olympics were dedicated to the pagan gods. As the Roman empire had Christianity imposed on it, such institutions were abolished. The emperor Theodosius ended the games in 393 AD. He also closed pagan temples and destroyed most to the ancient Greek sculptures, as they were almost all images of gods and goddesses -- i.e., pagan idols.
That fun guy Theodosius I was the emperor who banned the Olympics. He's also the one who made Christianity mandatory and persecuted the pagans.
The country Iraq was banned from the Olympics in the year of 2008.