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Ancient Olympic athletes won a crown of leaves, sometimes dipped in gold, from the sacred tree at Olympia and a vase of olive oil with pictures of battle scenes or Olympic events. The olive oil was to sell and sometimes they also sold the vase. These are ranging from smallish to half the size of a grown man. There are still many olive oil vases today. Sometimes athletes got a statue of themselves if they were really good. The glory of winning was sometimes the best prize you could get.
Athletic prizes included bronze tripods, shields, woolen cloaks, and olive oil. However, at the most prestigious athletic festivals (the Pan-Hellenic Festivals), the only prizes given were wreaths of leaves: olive at Olympia, laurel at Delphi, pine at Isthmia, and parsley at Nemea.
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What is the prizes for the ancient Olympic games?
heroin
What prizes were for the ancient Olympics?
A wreath of honour.
What prizes did Olympic victors get?
some got a chance to live
Were there any prizes in the Ancient olympic games?
The prizes were olive wreaths, palm branches and woollen ribbons
How was the olympic games in ancient Greece the same as today's olympic games?
They both had people in it and judges and prizes
What were the prizes ancient Olympic?
olive leaf wreath and a statue of themselves on mount Olympus.
What were the prizes in ancient Olympics?
The prizes were wild olive wreaths, a statue of the athlete, fame and honour.
Prizes in ancient Olympics?
a olive leaf wreath and a statue of themselves at mount Olympus
What did you win if you won the greek Olympics?
In the earliest Olympics, the Greek athletes competed for prizes such as tax breaks, huge monetary prizes, and crowns of olive branches. Most of the rewards received in the past are the ancient equivalent of today's medals and bouquet of flowers.
In Olympics Olympics what prizes are given to the winners?
A gold medal
What prizes are awarded at the Olympics?
In the modern Olympic games, Gold medals are awarded for first-place, Silver medals are awarded for second-place, and Bronze medals are awarded for third-place. Typically the medals are only plated with the respective metals - the cost would otherwise be outrageous. In the ancient Olympic games, the winners received laurel wreaths.
What are the prizes for the current Olympic Games?
There are no trophies in the Olympics just medals.
