olympics greek style. when & where the first olympics: 776 bc.the first olympics: 776 bc
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OlympicsOlympicsGreek StyleGreek Style
When & WhereWhen & Where
When & WhereWhen & Where
• The first The first Olympics: 776 Olympics: 776 BC.BC.
When & WhereWhen & Where
• The first The first Olympics: 776 Olympics: 776 BC.BC.
• Held at the base Held at the base of Mt. Olympus.of Mt. Olympus.
When & WhereWhen & Where
• The first The first Olympics: 776 Olympics: 776 BC.BC.
• Held at the base Held at the base of Mt. Olympus.of Mt. Olympus.
• Originally held Originally held to honor Zeus.to honor Zeus.
When & WhereWhen & Where
• The first The first Olympics: 776 BC.Olympics: 776 BC.
• Held at the base Held at the base of Mt. Olympus.of Mt. Olympus.
• Originally held to Originally held to honor Zeus.honor Zeus.
• Became a way to Became a way to see which polis see which polis had the greatest had the greatest warriors.warriors.
What were the games What were the games like?like?
• The first event The first event was a 200 yard was a 200 yard dash. dash.
What were the games What were the games like?like?
• The first event The first event was a 200 yard was a 200 yard dash. dash. – Won by a Won by a
cook named cook named Coroebus of Coroebus of Elis.Elis.
What were the games What were the games like?like?
• The first event The first event was a 200 yard was a 200 yard dash. dash. – Won by a cook Won by a cook
named named Coroebus of Coroebus of Elis.Elis.
• Two types of a Two types of a running events, running events, fully armored fully armored and nudeand nude..
What were the games What were the games like?like?
• Other events Other events included spear included spear throwing throwing (javelin throw), (javelin throw), wrestling, wrestling, discus, long discus, long jump, boxing, jump, boxing, chariot racing, chariot racing, and pankrationand pankration
What were the games What were the games like?like?
• Other events Other events included spear included spear throwing throwing (javelin throw), (javelin throw), wrestling, wrestling, discus, long discus, long jump, boxing, jump, boxing, chariot racing, chariot racing, and pankrationand pankration
• Very few team Very few team events.events.
Who could compete?Who could compete?
• Only men where allowed to Only men where allowed to compete in the original games.compete in the original games.
Who could compete?Who could compete?
• Only men where allowed to Only men where allowed to compete in the original games.compete in the original games.
• Women weren’t even allowed to Women weren’t even allowed to watch the games (men competed watch the games (men competed in the nude).in the nude).
Who could compete?Who could compete?
• Only men where allowed to Only men where allowed to compete in the original games.compete in the original games.
• Women weren’t even allowed to Women weren’t even allowed to watch the games (men competed watch the games (men competed in the nude).in the nude).
• Even though women were not Even though women were not allowed to compete, there was one allowed to compete, there was one woman that won an event. woman that won an event. HOW HOW COULD THIS HAPPEN!?COULD THIS HAPPEN!?
What did she win?What did she win?
• The woman won a chariot race The woman won a chariot race because she was the horse’s because she was the horse’s owner.owner.
Winning!Winning!
• Victors received Victors received a crown of olive a crown of olive branches.branches.
Winning!Winning!
• Victors received Victors received a crown of olive a crown of olive branches.branches.
• Regarded as Regarded as heroes in their heroes in their cities.cities.
Winning!Winning!• Victors received a Victors received a
crown of olive crown of olive branches.branches.
• Regarded as heroes Regarded as heroes in their cities.in their cities.
• In most polis’, the In most polis’, the “hero” would be “hero” would be given a parade, and a given a parade, and a new entrance would new entrance would be made in the city’s be made in the city’s wall. wall. (except for (except for Sparta, WHY?)Sparta, WHY?)