Classical Athens

The Elgin Marbles, nearly half of the survived artwork left from the Parthenon, have caused an issue that was not able to solve for years. As they arrived in England, there has been arguments between the Greeks and the British. Greek thought the Parthenon marbles were originally from them and wanted these artworks back, while the British rejected to give the sculpture back since they owned the sculptures and the Ottoman Empire said that the British could have the surviving sculptures. The…

countries including: Albania, Bulgaria, Macedonia, and Turkey. Greece has a strategic location dominating the Aegean Sea and southern approach to the Turkish Straits. Over sixteen thousand tourists visit each year to site see the main attractions: Athens where the olympic games first originated, and the black sand beaches of the Santorini…

The chaos wars, A tournament for fighters held once a year. Every year the world's greatest fighters travel from across the globe to participate in the world's greatest and bloodiest contest. The victor of the tournament gains immense wealth, fame, and prestige which guarantees fighters every year. The tournament is held in a grand open air coliseum known as the “ Blood garden”. The Blood Garden is capable of seating approximately 200,000 people and is revered as the world's largest stadium. Of…

Training Paper: Argument and Counterargument on Rio Olympics 2016 The Rio Olympics turned out much better than most people had expected. According to a website article, published by Lydia Tomkin on International Business Times, “The overall cost of the games including all Olympic-related projects has been estimated at $12 billion for which the state of Rio is responsible for a quarter, Reuters reported.” This evidence supports the claim by presenting how The Rio Olympics were systematic and…

James Thorpe goes by the name Jim Thorpe. He went to the Olympics in the summer of 1912. The Olympics were held in Stockholm’s Sweden. The pentathlon and the decathlon were added to the Olympics for the first time. Since the Olympics were held in Sweden the events were a little different. He was an one man team for almost all the track meets he went to. Here are some of his records: he could run the 100 yard dash in 10 seconds, the 220 in 21.8 seconds, the 440 in 51.8 seconds, the 880 in…

One of the most ancient sports we have today is wrestling. It can date back to the ancient Greek empire, as people would fight against each other in the first Olympics. Wrestling has changed a lot since then, and well for starters people don’t fight to the death anymore. There are a few types of wrestling that are played today Greco Roman, Folk, Freestyle and more recently Female Wrestling. Wrestling is filled with rules, regulations, and a certain scoring guide to help make sport more…

There is one question millions of people need to know, should we or should we not keep the Olympics? This is an important question because the Olympics can sometimes keep countries from fighting, but can also start fights between countries. The Olympics also show disturbing images of people falling or crashing and also of sports teams fighting. Even though the Olympics can cause many issues the Olympics are better for the world than not. They promote international peace, bring people together,…

For centuries now the Olympics has been a prime centerpiece for countries to not only show off their citizens’ various athletic talents but also a look into their nation’s culture. Every two years, switching off between winter and summer sports, athletes compete against the very best competition to be crowned who is best. Over time the Olympics have changed drastically from what is was in 1896 to just two months ago. Not only have more sports been added, but even more importantly how different…

first discus was used in a pentathlon which consisted of discus, jumping, wrestling, running and javelin, and now it is its own event. “The typical discus weighed between 4 ½ to 13 pounds.” Discus was eventually added to the modern Olympic games in Athens around 1896. In the early 1900’s both single handed and double handed throwing came into play with a 4 ½ pound discus. Nowadays women’s discus weighs 1.5kg and men’s change depending on their age and experience. I started throwing in sixth…

The Temple of Apollo is located in the southwest of Turkey. It remains the most grandiose example of religious architecture of this period during Ancient Ionia. It is unique for its oracle room, hidden behind a forest of columns at its eastern front. This large temple was dedicated to Apollo. Didyma means, “twin” and it was referred to Apollo and Artemis who were twins. Apollo’s temple was in Didyma while Artemis’ was in Miletus. Many believed that the temple had been there since the…