The Ancient Olympics Ever thought about when was the Olympics created, where it originated or why was it created? How many sports were included and what were the roles of women during this vital period in history? The Ancient Olympic were based on religious beliefs, filled with many competitive sports and had stringent rules for women during the games (Goldman). The first ancient Olympics started in 776 B.C. ancient Greece. The event was very important to the Greeks and it was so special that wars were temporarily stopped. In 480 B.C., the Persians were defeating the Athens, but nothing was going to get in the way of the Olympics. Anyone could compete, but only men. The strongest of the strong to the weakest of the weak, near and far. There were many events that Greek men could compete in later on as the Olympics gotten more popular (Adare).
When they played, they played naked and there were no teams, at all. At the beginning of the games, all the …show more content…
It was highly forbidden for married women to watch because it would wrong to have their wives swooning over the nude men. If married women had the courage to watch would be thrown off a nearby cliff. The rule that women could not participate applied for single and married women. In the 2nd century A.D., the Hera games were created for unmarried women. Women had their hair down their back and freely. They wore an off-shoulder tunic that went down to their knees. The only married woman who could watch the games was Demeter Chamyne. One woman, named Kallipateira, disobeyed the rules. She dressed herself up as a trainer so she would be able to watch her son compete. When he won, she leaped over out of the trainer area and was exposed. You would think she was thrown off a cliff, but because of her father, three brothers, nephew, and son were Olympic winners, her life was spared
When they played, they played naked and there were no teams, at all. At the beginning of the games, all the …show more content…
It was highly forbidden for married women to watch because it would wrong to have their wives swooning over the nude men. If married women had the courage to watch would be thrown off a nearby cliff. The rule that women could not participate applied for single and married women. In the 2nd century A.D., the Hera games were created for unmarried women. Women had their hair down their back and freely. They wore an off-shoulder tunic that went down to their knees. The only married woman who could watch the games was Demeter Chamyne. One woman, named Kallipateira, disobeyed the rules. She dressed herself up as a trainer so she would be able to watch her son compete. When he won, she leaped over out of the trainer area and was exposed. You would think she was thrown off a cliff, but because of her father, three brothers, nephew, and son were Olympic winners, her life was spared