Diapositiva 1

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Ancient Olympics
Ancient Olympics
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Where and When
Sanctuary of Zeus at Olympia from
776 BC through 393 AD
every four
years an Olympiad

Modern Olympics
Athens 1896
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Olympia
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ZEUS

• Games in honour of him
• a universal truce was declared

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Participants

• free citizens with full rights
• they were all male
• Greek-speaking

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Amateurs or Pros
wreath of leaves demanding training

specialists
only prize
substantial
prizes and fame
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JUST FOR MEN?

• held at a separate location

• unmarried girls
• married girls ban
• death penalty

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EVENTS

• stadion race
• 600 feet long

• 23 events
• men's track and field events
• equestrian events
• boys events

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Field events
Wrestling throwing your opponent on the ground 3
throws necessary
Boxing no rounds or weight classes knock-out or
signal ended matches
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Track events
running 4 events (1-,2- and 24-stade (roughly
5,000 meters) hoplitodromos 2-stade
with armor on.

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Pentathlon
Discus flying saucer-like object Precision
ranked with strength
Javelin sprint before hurling it up man-high
length
Long jump jump weights
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Equestrian events
Chariot racing 2-horse and 4-horse chariot
races muled-pulled carts
Riding 6-lap race overwhelming investment
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MARATHON

• Introduced in the Modern Olympic Games in Athens
  in 1896
• Battle at Marathon

            
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Commercialism and PoliticsHistory repeats itself

• atheletes turned into commodities
• Dikon bribery and corruption with the same aims

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• 1º- Where were the Olympic Games held?
• 2º- Were the Olympic festivals always held every
  four years?
• 3º- Why did the Olympic festivals come to an end?
• 4º-Who was responsible for the rebirth of the
  Olympics?
• 5º- Who was Zeus?
• 6º- What did all participants have in common?
• 7º- What was the first Olympic champion by trade?
• 8º- Which other prizes other than cash did
  Olympic champions receive?
• 9º- Who took part in the festivals in honor of
  Hera, how often?
• 10º- What penalty could be imposed on married
  women and on which grounds?
• 11º- What were contests meant to replicate?
• 12º- What was and was not allowed in wrestling?
• 13º- What ended a boxing match?
• 14- Which of the running events is not held any
  longer?
• 15º- What device was used in the long jump?
• 16º- Was riding too offputting for wanna-be
  riders?
• 17º- What is the marathon named after?
• 18º- Who commissioned odes, sculptures and coins
  in honour of victorious athletes and why?