Ancient Greece Olympics Today’s Olympics have changed a lot. The Olympics in Greece focused mainly on the gods. The greeks made sacrifices to the gods on the first and third day of the Olympic Games (“Ancient Olympics in Olympia Greece”). That is not how they focus today at all. In fact, many people don’t believe in the gods being more than myths made up by desperate people in desperate times. The athletes have changed as well, there are female athletes as well as male athletes in today's Olympics. There used to be only free male athletes, females and slaves were forbidden to participate under the death penalty. (“The Olympic Games”). People also now wear clothing instead of going around nude with olive oil and fine sand to protect their skin.
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There was a truce that every city in Greece had to abide by, athletes came from many other countries, and some were even kings. Astylos of Croton won six times in three Olympic Games. When Astylos of Croton competed as a member of a city other than his own the citizens demolished his statue and made him a prisoner in his own house. Milon of Croton was very famous; he won wrestling six times. He was a formidable opponent and won many other competitions as well. Leonidas of Rhodes was a very famous runner and won 12 events in the Olympic Games. Melankomas of Caria was an amazing fighter and often won without taking a blow or giving his opponent one; he won many Olympic Games. Kyniska of Sparta had a chariot that won a chariot race and she was the first female to ever win in the Olympic Games. She only won because the owner of the chariot - not the driver is given credit for the …show more content…
The first recorded winner was a cook from Elis. The Olympics were always held on the first or second moon in August. The only people allowed to enter Olympic Games were free Greek citizens. Slaves and women were banned from them by penalty of death. There was a contest for maidens. There was also a contest exclusively for boys. There was a truce in all Greek states at times of Olympic Games that lasted up to three months to ensure safe travel. The Greeks competed over everything and valued being an individual. Competitors prepared for ten months. Spectators gathered around in the cramped area of the stadium to try and get a glimpse of the Olympic events and many were unable to do even that due to the many people there. The stadium was completely filled with the people that got there way early. Winning the Olympics was a big deal. People that won three Olympic events were able to have a statue put up. Winners of the Olympic Games were given benefits like free dinners for life and many other things as well. Winners of the Olympic Games were given a wreath made of olive tree leaves for each victory they had in an Olympic event. Nero competed in one of the Olympic Games. The one he competed in was postponed so emperor Nero could compete in a music competition. The four horse chariot race that he used ten horses in was declared the winner, although he didn’t even finish
There was a truce that every city in Greece had to abide by, athletes came from many other countries, and some were even kings. Astylos of Croton won six times in three Olympic Games. When Astylos of Croton competed as a member of a city other than his own the citizens demolished his statue and made him a prisoner in his own house. Milon of Croton was very famous; he won wrestling six times. He was a formidable opponent and won many other competitions as well. Leonidas of Rhodes was a very famous runner and won 12 events in the Olympic Games. Melankomas of Caria was an amazing fighter and often won without taking a blow or giving his opponent one; he won many Olympic Games. Kyniska of Sparta had a chariot that won a chariot race and she was the first female to ever win in the Olympic Games. She only won because the owner of the chariot - not the driver is given credit for the …show more content…
The first recorded winner was a cook from Elis. The Olympics were always held on the first or second moon in August. The only people allowed to enter Olympic Games were free Greek citizens. Slaves and women were banned from them by penalty of death. There was a contest for maidens. There was also a contest exclusively for boys. There was a truce in all Greek states at times of Olympic Games that lasted up to three months to ensure safe travel. The Greeks competed over everything and valued being an individual. Competitors prepared for ten months. Spectators gathered around in the cramped area of the stadium to try and get a glimpse of the Olympic events and many were unable to do even that due to the many people there. The stadium was completely filled with the people that got there way early. Winning the Olympics was a big deal. People that won three Olympic events were able to have a statue put up. Winners of the Olympic Games were given benefits like free dinners for life and many other things as well. Winners of the Olympic Games were given a wreath made of olive tree leaves for each victory they had in an Olympic event. Nero competed in one of the Olympic Games. The one he competed in was postponed so emperor Nero could compete in a music competition. The four horse chariot race that he used ten horses in was declared the winner, although he didn’t even finish