21. Countrybookshop.co.uk - Olympics: Ancient Greek Olympics / Modern Olympics, The Part of a series that explores the Olympic Games, ancient and modern, enabling children to link the origins of the games to their modern equivalent. http://www.countrybookshop.co.uk/books/index.phtml?whatfor=0431184313

22. Larry Gerlach HIST 2500, History of the olympics ancient to Modern; HIST 2600, Perspectives on Sport and American Society; HIST 3910, Special Studies Intercollegiate http://www.history.utah.edu/Faculty/Faculty Pages/Gerlach.html

Larry R. Gerlach Professor and NCAA Faculty Athletics Representative Ph.D. Rutgers, 1968 Office: 315 Carlson Hall Phone: 585-3163 E-mail: larry.gerlach@utah.edu Larry Gerlach's time and attention continues to be directly significantly to duties as the University's Faculty Athletics Representative. The presidential assignment entails a host of responsibilities on campus as well with the NCAA and Mountain West Conference. In Fall 2001 he organnized a lecture series dealing with Winter Olympics history as a prelude to the 2002 Salt Lake Games; an edited version of the lectures and an historical introduction appeared as The Winter Olympics: From Chamonix to Salt Lake City (University of Utah Press, 2004). A greatly revised version of his 2002 keynote address at an Olympics history symposium hosted by the International Centre for Olympic Studies at the University of Western Ontario subsequently appeared as "The 'Mormon Games': Religion, Media, Cultural Politics and the Salt Lake Winter Olympics," Olympika: The International Journal of Olympic Studies , XI (2002), 1-52. An instructional highlight is team teaching a new course with Lindsay Adams, The History of the Olympics, Ancient to Modern. They published a reader to accompany the course

23. OLYMPICS: ANCIENT GREEK OLYMPICS By CHRIS OXLADE From Pickabook Books Buy this and other books by CHRIS OXLADE online from the UK s best online bookshop Pickabook. http://www.pickabook.co.uk/details/0431184291/display.html

SEARCH Title ISBN SEARCH ALL Author Description Publisher Series Classification QUERY HOME ORDER STATUS AUDIO BOOKS SPECIAL ITEMS ... HELP ALL ITEMS AUDIOBOOKS ONLY RECOMMENDED BOOK FREDDIE The Biography of Andrew Flintoff. He's the hottest talent in the cricketing world today. Hailed as the next Ian Botham, Andrew 'Freddie' Flintoff is a truly phenomenal cricketer. Adored by fans and an inspiration to his team-mates, it is said that when Freddie's playing, the bar staff get a break as the punters leave the bars to watch him in action. FEATURED BOOK ROAST CHICKEN AND OTHER STORIES Alphabetically arranged, this work offers 160 recipes designed to please rather than simply impress. There is a chapter on each food and it presents recipes that can be prepared by anyone with basic cooking skills. From grilled aubergine with pesto to roast chicken and homemade ice cream. SEASONAL OFFER CHARLIE AND THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY Mr Wonka's inventions are out of this world. He's thought up every kind of sweet imaginable in his amazing chocolate factory, but no one has ever seen inside the factory, or met Mr Wonka! Charlie can't believe his luck when he finds a golden ticket and wins the trip of a lifetime around the famous factory.

24. CPB: Ancient Greek Olympics Ancient Greek Olympics. This series about the original ancient Greek Olympics marks the return of the Olympic Games to Athens in 2004. http://www.cpb.org/programs/program.php?id=855

25. The Real Story Of The Ancient Olympic Games Explore the history of the games, and find out how the olive leaf wreath become a major symbol. http://www.museum.upenn.edu/new/olympics/olympicintro.shtml

During this Olympic season, you may hear from announcers, critics, commentators and even athletes that the Olympic games are too commercial, too political, too "professional." Or that the judging is too nationalistic. It's easy to assume that the ancient Olympic Games were different, that ancient Greek athletes were pure in mind and body, that they trained and competed for no other reason than the love of physical exercise, fair competition and to honor their gods. But is this really true? Well, no. Photo: Scene from Attic Black Figure Amphora , ca. 510-490 BC, depicting a boxing contest ('pugme'). Two boxers wear soft leather 'himantes' or boxing gloves. The man with the long stick is either a judge or trainer. A naked youth stands by, holding extra 'himantes.' University of Pennsylvania Museum Object ID MS403. WHAT'S NEW? Don't miss ancient Olympic expert Dr. David Gilman Romano's web journal from the Athens 2004 Olympic Games! Dr. Romano is attending the Games with his family and is sharing his thoughts in an online journal, looking at the festivities through the lens of an anthropologist who has spent much of his career researching the ancient Olympics. Also, wondering who the greatest Olympic champions of all time are? Check out the

26. HickokSports.com - History - The Ancient Olympics This document is a history of the ancient olympics. It is a page in the History section of HickokSports.com, an online collection of sports information. http://www.hickoksports.com/history/olancien.shtml

Sports History Alpha Index Index by Sport History Bits Forum ... Search The Ancient Olympic Games Although the ancient Olympic games were first recorded in 776 BC, they originated at least a century before that and possibly as early as the 13th century BC. One Greek legend said that the great Herakles (Hercules, in the Roman form) won a race at Olympia, a plain in the small state of Elis, and then decreed that the race should be re-enacted every four years. Another said that Zeus himself had originated the festival after defeating Cronus for the sovereignty of heaven. The more likely story is that the Olympic festival was a local religious event until 884 BC, when Iphitus, the king of Elis, decided to turn it into a broader, pan-Hellenic festival. To accomplish that, he entered into a temporary truce with other rulers, allowing athletes and others to travel peacefully to Olympia while the festival was going on. The Greeks based their chronology on four-year periods called Olympiads, and the Olympic festival marked the beginning of each Olympiad. Evidently, the festival was reorganized in 776 BC, which was considered the start of the first Olympiad. The festival was basically a religious gathering to celebrate the gods worshipped in common by all Hellenes, primarily Zeus. There were three other major pan-Hellenic festivals, the Pythian, the Nemean, and the Isthmian, all of which included fairs, but the festival at Olympia became pre-eminent by 572 BC, when Elis and Sparta entered into an alliance under which Elis was in charge of the event itself while Sparta enforced the sacred truce.

27. The Olympic Games In The Ancient Hellenic World: A Virtual Museum The ancient Olympic Games Virtual Museum with a plethora of information about the games that are the forefathers of the modern olympics. http://minbar.cs.dartmouth.edu/greecom/olympics/

Guest access GREeCOM.org Register Log In Ancient Olympic Games ... Other Hellenic World Sites The Ancient Olympic Games Virtual Museum Welcome! Welcome to the Ancient Olympic Games Virtual Museum. Here you will find a plethora of information about the contests that are the forefathers of our modern Olympic Games. In order to use this site, we ask that you register There is no charge for using this site; however, you have to agree not to redistribute all or part of this site. Privacy Warning: Please note that this site is collecting user information, such as your username, requested page, time of visit, your browser's IP address, and browser configuration. This information is used internally only (primarily for improving this site) and is not shared with any third parties. Statistics gained from this information, but not personal information, may be published on this website or in research papers. Click here to log in If you don't have a username yet, please register now By registering, you also become entitled to use our websites on E-Commerce issues: We invite you to visit these sites to learn about the challenges and dangers in and of online business.

28. Olympics www.fhw.gr/olympics/ancient/classical/ More results from www.fhw.gr The ancient olympicsIncludes a comparison of ancient and modern olympics, essays about the history of the olympics, and stories of ancient Olympic athletes. http://www.fhw.gr/olympics/ancient/

Foundation of the Hellenic World Credits This site is based on the old site "Olympics Through Time" which was awarded by:

29. A Journey Through >> The Olympics..... An interactive site about olympics, the IOC, how the competitions are held, the ancient games and World Olympic Records, Paralympics. Includes also message boards to voice out opinions on olympic issues, interactive puzzles and quizzes. http://library.thinkquest.org/C0112064

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30. A Tour Of Ancient Olympia There are three versions of the tour of Olympia. For those with fast connections to the Internet, Olympia Aerial view of site and surroundings, from W http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/Olympics/site.html

Welcome to the tour of Olympia! There are three versions of the tour of Olympia. For those with fast connections to the Internet, the tour is available with Quicktime or with Shockwave movies. For others, including everyone with a dial-up connection, a tour with pictures is available. Please do not try to view the movie tours unless you have a fast connection or a lot of patience, because the movies are large files (1 to 2 mb each), and they will take a long time to download. Take the tour with pictures THIS SECTION IS UNDER CONSTRUCTION! Shockwave clips are not yet in place. In the meantime, please use one of the other two tours. Download the Shockwave Plug-Ins now Take the tour with QuickTime Download the QuickTime Plug-Ins now Olympia: Aerial view of site and surroundings, from W Photograph by Raymond V. Schoder, S.J., courtesy of Bolchazy-Carducci Publishers Tour with Pictures Tour with Shockwave Tour with QuickTime This exhibit is a subset of materials from the Perseus Project database and is . Please send us your comments

31. History Of Our Olympic Games Some information and a brief history of modern and ancient games. http://kushkm.tripod.com/History-of-the-Olympics/

document.isTrellix = 1; setAdGroup('67.18.104.18'); var cm_role = "live" var cm_host = "tripod.lycos.com" var cm_taxid = "/memberembedded" Search: Lycos Tripod 40 Yr Old Virgin Share This Page Report Abuse Edit your Site ... Next History of Our Olympic Games Welcome to our web site! Have you watched the Olympics on TV or better yet been there to experience it live? Did you ever wondered why the Olympics started? I did! If you want to be on or go to the Olympics, I think you first need to know about it. Why did the games start? At the original Olympics what games did they play? Also what games do they play today? Now, get ready for the world of the Olympics. Have you ever wondered how the Olympics started? In Olympia, Greece the Olympic Games were held every four years. First Olympic game was recorded in 776 BC; that was about 3,000 years ago. At that time this great festival took place to honor the Greek gods. Olympics were held during the great festival. My resources say Olympics were held to please the various gods. One God, in particular, the most important was called Zeus. The Olympics were called Olympiad in Greece. Now we know where the games are held, but we dont know what games they played? In the first thirteen Olympic games, there was only one event and that was the sprint. The sprint event was about one hundred and eight meters in length. Then later Pentathlon was added and it had different events. There was discus, javelin, jumping, running, and wrestling. After a while, they added Equestrian events and that included chariot racing and riding. The Ancient Olympics did have lots of events. They had two major events Equestrian and Pentathlon events.

32. The Olympic Games Of Ancient Greece OF ancient GREECE. Discover the Olympic Games for yourself. To adequately complete your quest of the Olympic Games in ancient Greece use all of the http://education.nmsu.edu/webquest/wq/olympics/olympicwq.html

THE OLYMPIC GAMES OF ANCIENT GREECE Discover the Olympic Games for yourself. You are about to go back in time to the first Olympiad in the year 776 B.C. Tighten your togas, and lets GO! The Task Your task is to discover as much as you can about the Olympic Games in Ancient Greece. Try to find as many new and unique facts as possible. Your task is to: Answer the following questions Briefly describe one of the Olympic events Find a map of Ancient Greece and label where the first Games were held Create 3 new questions for your class to answer If you were an athlete, which game would you participate in and why? Here are the questions to begin your Adventure into Ancient Greece. 1. Where did the Olympic Games come from? 2. Why were they held at Olympia? 3. Were there other contests like the Olympics? 4. Who could compete in the Olympics? 5. Were women allowed at the Olympics? 6. How were the athletes trained? 7. What prizes did Olympic victors get? 8. Who were the Olympic judges? 9. What was the penalty for cheating? 10. Where did the marathon come from?

33. Daily Life In Ancient Civilizations Learn about daily life in ancient China, Egypt, Greece, Rome and India. Includes sections on Taoism, tall tales from ancient Egypt, the olympics, the mysterious Indus Valley, and ancient inventions. http://members.aol.com/Donnclass/indexlife.html

34. The Ancient Olympic Games A listing of (and links to) National Olympic Committee s with web sites. http://www.janecky.com/olympics/ancient.html

Home Page Summer Games Winter Games News ... Contact us The Ancient Olympics The ancient Olympics grew out of religious festivals that many Greek cities held to honor their gods. Athletic contests, like foot racing and wrestling, were part of these festivals. As Greece became a bigger and more important country, the cities started holding a large festival as a sign of unity. They eventually chose a place called Olympia to hold the festival, partly because of its many religious temples. Every four years, all wars were stopped as the country came together to honor the god Zeus. These early Olympics each lasted between one and three days, but from around 400 BC on, the festival was a full five days as more and more events were added. Many of these events are still held today, like running races, javelin and discus throws, wrestling and boxing. Some other events included chariot racing and contests for boys. Even though Olympics had been held for hundreds of years, the first time anyone kept track of the winners was in 776BC. A cook named Coroebus is the first champion listed, winning the stadion, a race of about 210 yards. During the 1000 years after those first "official" Games in 776BC, Greece came under Roman rule. After the 293

35. Ancient Olympics @ University Of Pennsylvania Museum Of Archaeology & Anthropolo The real story of the ancient Olympic Games. Were the ancient games better than ours? http://www.upenn.edu/museum/Olympics/olympicintro.html

document.location="http://www.museum.upenn.edu/new/research/Exp_Rese_Disc/Mediterranean/Olympics/olympicintro.shtml" this is a USA Today Hot Site news from UPM when were ... sources/credits Olympic Links Salt Lake 2002 Winter Olympic Games: Culture and Tradition: the Ancient Olympic Games (essay by Dr. David Romano) Find out how UPM Researcher Dr. Mel Hammarberg thinks Mormons will impact the 2002 Games Salt Lake 2002 Winter Olympic Games Official Website OfficialOlympicsWebsite ... Our Web Exhibits want more? w ere the ancient games better than ours? More fair and square? More about sports and less about money? Are modern games more sexist? More political? Have we strayed from the ancient Olympic ideal? During this Olympic season, you may hear from announcers, critics, commentators and even athletes that the Olympic games are too commercial, too political, too "professional." Or that the judging is too nationalistic.

36. Olympics Compare and contrast the ancient Olympic Games with today s modern Olympic Games. Choose an athlete that competed in the ancient Olympic Games, http://www.educ.uvic.ca/Faculty/sockenden/edb363/internetprojects/ancientgreece/

THE OLYMPICS Students may visit any of the Ancient Greece sites listed below or any other page in this site to complete the following suggested activities. ACTIVITY #1 Compare and contrast the Ancient Olympic Games with today's modern Olympic Games. Look at the athletic events, the types of people who competed, the reasons for holding the games, and any other information you can find. THE ANCIENT GAMES THE ATHLETES THE ATHLETIC EVENTS MORE ATHLETIC EVENTS ACTIVITY #2 Choose an athlete that competed in the Ancient Olympic Games, and research them. Look at their background, the sport they competed in, and any interesting stories or facts you can find. ATHLETE'S STORIES ACTIVITY #3 You have been selected by the Olympic Committee to design the opening ceremonies for the upcoming Summer Olympic Games. They have decided that they want to pay tribute to the Ancient Greek Games, and they want you to make the ceremony as close to the original as possible. Using the same format that the ancient Greeks did in the first games, how would you change the opening ceremonies to fit today's society? THE ANCIENT CEREMONY OLYMPIC TRADITION This site has been created by Tracey Anderson, Jodi Boyde, Jessica Dalton, and Michelle Daly. All education students at the University of Victoria, British Columbia, Canada.

37. The Games At Olympia - The British Museum Interactive site of the ancient olympics, making use of a model of Olympia and related objects from the museum’s collection. http://www.ancient-greece.co.uk/festivals/story/olympics.html

38. Company Database - Login Page Links and information on ancient Greece history, mythology, art and architecture, the olympics, wars, people, geography and other resources. http://www.ancient-greece.com/

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39. NAGANO '98 Kids' Info Center A kids' information site from the Nagano olympics, has basic information on the establishment and use of roads from c. 700. http://www.mofa.go.jp/j_info/nagano/atlas/a-8.html

Kaido: The Ancient Roads of Japan Japan began to develop a nationwide network of roads from around the 7th century to carry foot, horseback, and wheeled traffic and transport goods between towns and villages. The major thoroughfares connecting the capital of Kyoto with the provinces were called kaido. There were seven kaido. The principal ones were the westbound route from Kyoto, the San'yodo, and the eastbound route, the Tokaido. These historical names have been preserved in the names of railway lines such as the San'yo and Tokaido Shinkansen routes that combine to link Kyushu with Tokyo. As time passed, lodgings for travelers along these highways grew into towns and routes that avoided steep passes came into being, so that traveling became easier. But construction of bridges and operation of ferries across some rivers were prohibited for reasons of military defense, and travelers were carried over on the shoulders of porters.

40. The Real Story Of The Ancient Olympic Games The ancient Olympic Games were primarily a part of a religious festival in honor of The ancient Olympic Games began in the year 776 BC, when Koroibos, http://www.museum.upenn.edu/new/olympics/olympicorigins.shtml

THE GAMES The ancient Olympic Games were primarily a part of a religious festival in honor of Zeus, the father of the Greek gods and goddesses. The festival and the games were held in Olympia (see 'Did you know' in the glossary), a rural sanctuary site (model shown here, courtesy of the British Museum) in the western Peloponnesos. The Greeks that came to the Sanctuary of Zeus at Olympia shared the same religious beliefs and spoke the same language. The athletes were all male citizens of the city-states from every corner of the Greek world, coming from as far away as Iberia (Spain) in the west and the Black Sea (Turkey) in the east. The sanctuary was named in antiquity after Mt. Olympos (see 'Did you know' in the glossary), the highest mountain in mainland Greece. In Greek mythology, Mt. Olympos was the home of the greatest of the Greek gods and goddesses. The ancient Olympic Games began in the year 776 BC , when Koroibos, a cook from the nearby city of Elis, won the stadion race, a foot race 600 feet long. The stadion track at Olympia is shown here. According to some literary traditions, this was the only athletic event of the games for the first 13 Olympic festivals or until 724 BC. From 776 BC, the Games were held in Olympia every four years for almost 12 centuries.

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