Imagine you are off to the ancient Olympic Games. --> How would you find it? --> What things do you think would surprise you the most? --> Who played the sports, and what sports did they play? --> Who watched the sports in Ancient Greece, and how did the Greeks feel about the athletes?
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greecelightning.blogspot.com/
greecelightning.blogspot.com/
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Every fourth year between 776 BC and AD 395, the Olympic Games, held in honour of the god Zeus, the supreme god of Greek mythology, attracted people from across Greece. Crowds watched sports such as running, discus-throwing and the long-jump. ... Ancient Greece also played a vital role in the early history of coinage.
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www.britishmuseum.org/explore/world_cultures/europe/anc...
www.britishmuseum.org/explore/world_cultures/europe/ancient_greece.aspx
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ANCIENT SPORTS-QUEST ... Is the Super Bowl or World Series that different from the spectacles that the Romans watched in the Colusieum? How much have the Olympic events changed or stayed the same since Greece first introduced them?
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www.milton.k12.vt.us/webquests/cpayson/ancient%20sports...
www.milton.k12.vt.us/webquests/cpayson/ancient%20sports.htm
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Women did not participate in sports in Ancient Greece either. However, unlike the Greeks with their Olympic games, most of the sports and sporting events that the Ancient Romans participated in and watched were not important to their religion but were mostly for entertainment.
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www.wm.edu/act2online/projects/Richard/romesport.html
www.wm.edu/act2online/projects/Richard/romesport.html
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Despite some progress in this matter since the Victorian age, it still does not seem that the full extent and importance of homosexual love in classical Athens and throughout all of ancient Greece is common knowledge today.
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www.gay-art-history.org/gay-history/gay-customs/greek-h...
www.gay-art-history.org/gay-history/gay-customs/greek-homosexuality/greek-homosexual-love.html
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In this exhibit, you can compare ancient and modern Olympic sports, tour the site of Olympia as it looks today, learn about the context of the Games and the Olympic spirit, or read about the Olympic athletes who were famous in ancient times.
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www.perseus.tufts.edu/Olympics/
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The ancient Olympics were rather different from the modern Games. There were fewer events, and only free men who spoke Greek could compete, instead of athletes from any country. Also, the games were always held at Olympia instead of moving around to different sites every time.
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www.perseus.tufts.edu/Olympics/sports.html
www.perseus.tufts.edu/Olympics/sports.html
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This year the Olympic Games return to their birthplace in Greece. But much has changed since ... We have a very sentimental attitude toward the ancient games. ... The fans took it in stride. They stopped watching the wrestling match and instead watched the battle, applauding as if these were opposing teams at a sports match.
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news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2004/08/0809_040809_na...
news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2004/08/0809_040809_nakedolympics.html
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In ancient Greece, sports were about more than who won, but also a competition in honor of the gods. Winners were awarded an olive branch or crown of olive leaves, and often returned home to considerable honors, including gifts of money from their city.
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www.ancientsports.net/a_day_at_the_ancient_olympics.htm...
www.ancientsports.net/a_day_at_the_ancient_olympics.html
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