The Olympic Games are one of the world’s most ancient surviving traditions. Since before Christ, the Olympics have been celebrated as a culmination of athleticism, skill, and devotion to the Greek gods. In my opinion the ancient Olympics are significant, but others like Bulliet, a history professor at Columbia University and author of The Earth and Its People think otherwise. The Olympic Games have been around since 700 B.C, but the revival started in 1896 from Baron Pierre de Coubertin. The ancient Olympics initially was held as a religious event but when Baron took over he believed in widespread acceptance and insisted on featuring the international competition of athletes. The first games were held in Athens, Greece in honor of the greek
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The Ancient Olympics was the start of the advancement of the modern Olympics. There are a series of fundamental principles and values affiliated from Ancient Greece that are still critical today in the modern Olympics. The ancient Olympics had an effect on the development of Greek culture. The Ancient Olympics expanded the culture of the Greeks. The Greeks honored others for cultural achievements at the Games. This was carried along to today’s Modern Olympics by holding an art festival for the hosts country. The country is displayed in various art forms. The Ancient Olympic games displayed Greek architecture, as well as the Greeks capability to build. The Ancient Olympics also brought together peace on war-like city states. The war was suspended and people had the opportunity to come at peace with each other during the …show more content…
This was an historic date in history, because it marked the revival of the most elite culmination of athleticism the world knows. Nowadays, most athletes can only dream of having the honor of playing in the games. Although they drew inspiration from the ancient olympics, upholding traditions like the torch lighting and operating on four year intervals, the modern games didn 't include any affiliations with the Greek Gods. Athletes from all over the world gathered to compete, and for the first time, women were allowed to partake. Frenchman Baron Pierre de Coubertin is greatly accredited for his influence in the revival of the games. As an advocate for higher education, he believed that the best way to develop the youth mind was to develop their bodies. He believed that learning and athletics should be developed simultaneously. After paying a visit to the mecca of ancient athletics, Olympia itself, he figured that his philosophy would gain popularity with the resurrection of the Olympic games. The world was becoming more modern then ever, but it lacked a sense of friendly international competition, a way to display nations’ dominance and excellence without fighting a war. In 1892, he began pushing for the reintroduction of the Olympic games, and in 1894 he founded the International Olympic Committee to begin planning for the first modern Olympic games. It took just two years for
The Ancient Olympics was the start of the advancement of the modern Olympics. There are a series of fundamental principles and values affiliated from Ancient Greece that are still critical today in the modern Olympics. The ancient Olympics had an effect on the development of Greek culture. The Ancient Olympics expanded the culture of the Greeks. The Greeks honored others for cultural achievements at the Games. This was carried along to today’s Modern Olympics by holding an art festival for the hosts country. The country is displayed in various art forms. The Ancient Olympic games displayed Greek architecture, as well as the Greeks capability to build. The Ancient Olympics also brought together peace on war-like city states. The war was suspended and people had the opportunity to come at peace with each other during the …show more content…
This was an historic date in history, because it marked the revival of the most elite culmination of athleticism the world knows. Nowadays, most athletes can only dream of having the honor of playing in the games. Although they drew inspiration from the ancient olympics, upholding traditions like the torch lighting and operating on four year intervals, the modern games didn 't include any affiliations with the Greek Gods. Athletes from all over the world gathered to compete, and for the first time, women were allowed to partake. Frenchman Baron Pierre de Coubertin is greatly accredited for his influence in the revival of the games. As an advocate for higher education, he believed that the best way to develop the youth mind was to develop their bodies. He believed that learning and athletics should be developed simultaneously. After paying a visit to the mecca of ancient athletics, Olympia itself, he figured that his philosophy would gain popularity with the resurrection of the Olympic games. The world was becoming more modern then ever, but it lacked a sense of friendly international competition, a way to display nations’ dominance and excellence without fighting a war. In 1892, he began pushing for the reintroduction of the Olympic games, and in 1894 he founded the International Olympic Committee to begin planning for the first modern Olympic games. It took just two years for