81. Olympia: Home Of The Original Olympic Games Matt Barrett s Guide to the ancient site of the first Olympic games. ancient Olympia Temple of Zeus The original olympics began as a small regional http://www.greecetravel.com/olympia/

Olympia The most common question asked about the 2004 Olympics is "Do you think Greece can pull it off?" That's a tough question. Those with a cynical attitude towards the Greeks and their laid-back attitudes about life believe that it is impossible and the Olympics in Athens will be a disaster if they even materialize. They point to the chaos of modern Athens and what they describe as Byzantine politics and an Olympic commitee whose main agenda seemed to be the drapes in their offices instead of construction that was falling dangerously behind schedule. Some point to Salt Lake City and the scandals there and say "If the religious state of Utah can be corrupted by the money that the winter Olympics can bring in, what about Greece, where large sums of EEC money for social and infrastructure improvements end up in Swiss bank accounts and polititians and officials first order of business is to make sure they are financially secure before they worry about the needs of their constituents." But I believe the Olympics can be pulled off because I think the country is changing. I think the Greek attitude towards corruption and incompetance is being altered by the scrutiny Greece is receiving because of incidents in the last couple years. The anti-NATO demonstrations, the Clinton Riots and the sinking of the ferry boat Samina have made many Greeks realize that a handfull of idiots are making the whole country look like jerks. Because of this the Greeks are determined to pull off these Olympics and prove to the world and themselves that they are not one step away from being Third World, but they are a serious partner of the larger countries who are forging the future. They completed the Metro (almost), and even if they did forget to put in air-conditioning they have proven that some things can get (almost)done in Greece.

82. Olympic Games: The Olympics Of Ancient Greece The olympics of ancient Greece. Although records cannot verify games earlier than 776 BC, the contests in Homer s Iliad indicate a much earlier competitive http://www.factmonster.com/ce6/sports/A0860127.html

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83. Click2History - Ancient Olympic Games - Chapter 1 - Preface THE olympics GAMES OF THE ancient WORLD more than a thousand years, another place in Greece a sacred area called Olympia - hosted the ancient games. http://www.awesomestories.com/history/ancient_olympics/ancient_olympics_ch1.htm

THE OLYMPICS: GAMES OF THE ANCIENT WORLD STORY CHAPTER LINKS 1. STORY PREFACE 2. THE LEGEND BEHIND THE GAMES 3. OLYMPIA: HOST OF THE GAMES 4. A TRIP TO OLYMPIA ... 8. USED AND RECOMMENDED SOURCES PREFACE Since 1896, athletes from around the world have competed in the Olympics. Baron Pierre de Coubertin (father of the “modern” Olympics), believed that athletic competition between amateur athletes would help improve international relations. He faced strong initial opposition to his idea that sports could temper politics. Athens , the capital of Greece, hosted the first modern games . For more than a thousand years, another place in Greece - a sacred area called Olympia - hosted the ancient games. What do we know of those ancient games? How did they start? Why were they always held in Olympia? To learn the answers to those - and more - questions, we need to take a trip back in time to the Archaic Period of ancient Greece. GO TO CHAPTER 2 Author: Carole D. Bos, J.D.

84. Olympic_links The ancient olympics. The Archaeological Museum at Olympia The ancient Greek olympics The ancient Olympic Games Virtual Museum olympics through Time http://www.palmdps.act.edu.au/olympic/olympic.htm

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85. Ancient Olympics: Greek Mythological Origins, Tracy Marks The Origins of the olympics in ancient Greece, religious and mythical sources. http://www.webwinds.com/thalassa/olympics.htm

The Ancient Olympics Their Origin in Greek Mythology and Religion Tracy Marks What is the origin of the Olympics? The Olympic Games, originally created to honor Zeus, was the most important national festival of the ancient Greeks, and a focus of political rivalries between the nation-states. However, all competitions involved individual competitors rather than teams. Winning an Olympic contest was regarded more highly than winning a battle and was proof of an individual arete or personal excellence. The winners were presented with garlands, crowned with olive wreaths, and viewed as national heroes. Although records of the Olympics date back to 776 BC when the Olympics were reorganized and the official "First Olympiad" was held, Homer's Iliad suggests that they existed as early as the 12th century BC. The games were held every four years in honor of Zeus, in accordance with the four year time periods which the Greeks called olympiads. Emperor Theodosius I of Rome discontinued them in the 4th century AD, and they did not occur again until they were reinstated in Athens in 1896. Originally, the Olympics was confined to running, but by the 15th Olympiad, additional sports were added the pentathlon (five different events), boxing, wrestling, chariot racing, as well as a variety of foot races of varying lengths, including a long-distance race of about 2.5 miles.

86. The Ancient Olympic Games - Professor Bob Milns Unlike the modern Games, the ancient olympics were always held at Olympia, near Pisa, near the western What were the events in the ancient olympics? http://www.library.uq.edu.au/olympics/milns.html

UQ Home Search Maps Contacts ... Library [ use browser "back" button to return to previous page ] The Ancient Olympic Games a lunchtime lecture given in the Library by Professor Bob Milns, Department of Classics and Ancient History on Thursday 24 August 2000. Among the many gifts bequeathed to the modern world by the ancient Greeks (eg democracy) is the idea of athletics and organised competitive sport, of which the ancient Olympic Games were the most famous. The word athlete is a Greek word and connected with the words athlos , a contest for a prize, and athlon , a prize. An athlete is thus a person who competes for a prize. Origin of the Games Despite the attribution of the games to such legendary heroes as Pelops and Heracles, the consensus of opinion in antiquity was that the first Olympics began in 776BC. They were held in honour of Zeus of Olympia and were thus a religious festival, unlike the modern Olympics. As Zeus was the king of the gods, so were his games the most prestigious of the four great Panhellenic Games (Olympian, Pythian, Isthmian and Nemean). They had a life of almost 1200 years, being closed down possibly in 393AD by the Emperor Theodosius the Great as being a pagan religious festival. Where were the Games held?

87. MySA.com There were many references to the olympics ancient history during the 3 1/2hour ceremony that also featured the entrance of teams from a record 202 http://www.mysanantonio.com/multimedia/slideshows/show_338/

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88. Innovative Teaching - Olympics 2004 ancient olympics http//www.perseus.tufts.edu/olympics/. Wonderful comparison of the ancient olympics and the Centennial Modern Games in Atlanta with http://surfaquarium.com/NEWSLETTER/olympics2004.htm

"If the only tool you have is a hammer..... everything around you looks like a nail." Summer Olympics 2004 Volume 6, Issue 7 - March 1, 2004 presented by Walter McKenzie The One and Only Surfaquarium http://surfaquarium.com walter@surfaquarium.com With five months til the summer games in Athens, teachers looking for curricular tie-ins are already rearing to go. The XXVIII Olympiad returns the games to its home of Athens, and it's a great chance to energize your classroom with all the possibilities for Social Studies, Language Arts, Math, Health and Science. There are several popular approaches teachers take in presenting a unit that prepares students for the summer games: Have students research the history of the games, its traditions, past memorable moments and significant athletes Have students research the city in which the games take place, give them each a travel budget, and have them develop individual itineraries to attend the games based on the budget they have Have students research the events of the games, their nation's athletes participating in each event, and create a medals tracking sheet they can use to track their athletes while following the games over the summer

89. 2004 Olympics | WHYY Penn museum s ancient olympics expert David Gilman Romano to offer Then and Now Dating back to the ancient olympics, the throwing event is still an http://www.whyy.org/91FM/olympics.html

Olympics on WHYY Olympics on WHYY presents local and national coverage of the 2004 Summer Olympic Games in Athens, Greece. Through a series of features, previews and updates, WHYY-91 FM reports on the aspirarions, challenges and accomplishments of athletes, coaches and others involved with the competition. The segments will run during Morning Edition and All Things Considered The Delaware Valley has a rich relationship with the modern Olympic movement, dating back to its origins in 1896. This year, the area is sending many athletes to compete at the home of the ancient and modern Olympics. Tune in to 91 FM for your Olympic coverage. Also: NPR's Olympic Coverage Penn museum's ancient olympics expert David Gilman Romano to offer "Then and Now" perspective on daily web journal from 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens. TV12 Olympics Specials. More >> Local Olympians Competing in 2004 Olympics. More >> The New 20004 Olympic Games US Postal stamp. More >> Olympic wrestling hopeful Kerry McCoy. More >> Back to 91FM Tennis Doubles Tennis star Lisa Raymond is fighting for an Olympic gold medal with her doubles tennis partner, the legendary Martina Navratilova. The team will have their hands full getting to the medal rounds. Sam Briger reports. [

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91. Olympia Project ancient Greek Olympic games; spirit of the games; Hellenic culture regarding the ancient olympics Entry Form Briefly what area you like to work http://www.greece.org/olympics/startup.html

OLYMPIA Project The Spirit of Ancient Olympics Your ticket to Ancient Olympia! ATHENS 2004 The IOC awarded Friday 4-Sep-97 the XXVIII Olympiad to ATHENS Olympic sites: FRONT PAGE A Historical Overview Under development! Last update 9-Sep-98 This page is the starting point of our work. From here you can get to all pages that are under development, from the Front Page to the Olympic Flame and all the other pages. Bare with us during this effort and see as this unique project is being developed "on-line" in front of our eyes! Our goal is to build a rather unique Olympic Page to promote the Hellenic heritage of the games. Many web sites are dedicated to Olympic games but this page will be different than all the others by focussing in the: Ancient Greek Olympic games spirit of the games Hellenic culture regarding the games First Olympiad, Athens 1896 XXVIII Olympiad, Athens 2004 Roster of people participating in this effort: Thanos Voudouris e-mail (Organizer / coordinator) Nickolaos Gouraros e-mail (Coordinator / Research / Front Page Fotis Papoulias e-mail (html / Research - A Historical Overview Konstantinos Gavrinas Angie Tzouvelakos e-mail (html / Research - Olympic Flame Panayiotis Zaphiris e-mail (html / Research - Cypriot participation) Nikos Nicolaou e-mail (html / Research - Cypriot participation) Michael Simos e-mail (Essay: What is the History and Meaning of the Olympic Games?

92. PBS VIDEOIndex Online Chapter 3455, olympics, ancient, general. 3541, olympics, ancient, background of. 3552, olympics, ancient, open for any male to complete. 3603, Athens, ancient http://videoindex.pbs.org/program/chapter.jsp?item_id=24571&chap_id=4

93. Ancient Olympics: Olympia http://www.uen.org/utahlink/tours/tourFames.cgi?tour_id=15770

94. Ancient Olympic History - Olympics - Sports - Webindia123.com ancient olympics has a history dating as long back as 776 BC. Olympia the ancient city of worship with its magnificent and elaborate shrines had a http://www.webindia123.com/sports/olymp/history1.htm

Yellow Pages E-Mail E-Cards Matrimonial ... Athens 2004 Ancient to Modern Olympics Ancient Olympics has a history dating as long back as 776 BC. These games originally linked to the religious festivals of the cult of Zeus, were dedicated to the Olympian Gods. The games were held in Olympia located in the western part of the Peloponnese, 145 km west of Athens, Greece, and comprised of only a few events where any male youngster from the various cities of Greece could participate to show off their physical qualities. Olympia the ancient city of worship with its magnificent and elaborate shrines had a stadium which could accommodate 40,000 spectators. The games were first held here in 776 BC and continued to be played every four years for nearly 1200 years. Corebus , a cook from Elis is known as the very first Olympic champion in history by winning a run of approximately 192 metres. Stadion running, discus and Javelin were some of the early athletic events of that era. The victors received their first award of a palm branch from a Hellanodikis (Greek judge) soon after the competitions. The official award ceremony were held on the last day at the venue of the temple of Zeus and after announcing the winners, they were awarded with the sacred olive tree wreath (Kotinos) placed on their heads. Red ribbons were tied on the winners head and hands as a mark of victory. But in 393 CE, the ancient Olympic games came to a halt when the Roman emperor Theodosius I, abolished the Games.

95. Olympic Studies Centre: Olympics By Subject > Ancient Olympic Games Article on the sport events included in the ancient olympics. Exhibition on the ancient olympics providing information on the Olympic Games and the http://olympicstudies.uab.es/eng/yellow/dir/aog.html

More Internet resources Olympic movement General overview IOC Olympic Museum Lausanne National Olympic Committees ... International Sports Federations History Ancient Olympic Games Modern Olympic Games Past Olympic Games Future Olympic Games ... Politics Economics Economic impact Marketing and sponsorship Culture Education Communication Olympic symbols Media Internet Volunteers ... Gender Paralympics and adapted sport Paralympic games Adapted sport Environment Urban planning Ancient Olympic Games In this section: Selected resources available on the Internet on the Ancient Olympic Games covering issues such as the philosophy of the Games, organisational aspects and the sites where the Games were held. Resources are classified alphabetically by title. ONLINE DOCUMENTS BIBLIOGRAPHIES INTERNET SITES INSTITUTIONS ONLINE DOCUMENTS A modern perspective of the ancient Olympic events

96. The Ancient Olympics Pathfinder The ancient olympics Online exhibit from the Perseus Project,Tufts University. Includes a comparison of ancient and modern Olympic sports, a virtual tour http://www.lkwdpl.org/lhs/olympics/

High School Pathfinders High School LRC Lakewood Public Library Lakewood High School - Latin - Dr. Abrahamsen Web Sites: The Real Story of the Ancient Olympic Games Begin here for a good background on the cultural setting and political climate of the ancient games. From the University of Pennsylvania. The Ancient Olympics Online exhibit from the Perseus Project,Tufts University. Includes a comparison of ancient and modern Olympic sports, a virtual tour of the site of Olympia, articles about athletes and the Olympics. Bibliography and links to other sites. The Athletic Events of the Ancient Olympic Games A Dartmouth student reports on the individual games, their origins, equipment, and rules, plus the characteristics of good athletes. The Ancient Olympic Games Virtual Museum An excellent introduction from Dartmouth University. Features a glossary, sections on the history and descriptions of the games and the context in which they were played, information about the victors and the Olympia site. Check the experts forum to see if one of the classical scholars has answered a question you may have. About.com: The Ancient Olympics

97. The Ancient Olympics 64.6178 The ancient olympics. by Cleanthis Palaeologos, Honorary Director of the National Academy, of Physical Culture of Greece. http://www.ioa.leeds.ac.uk/1960s/64061.htm

64.61-78 The Ancient Olympics by Cleanthis Palaeologos, Honorary Director of the National Academy, of Physical Culture of Greece. Proclamation - The Truce - The Organisation - Arrangements for the Contests - The Events. Part I The rich mythology which decorates both the derivation and the consecration of one of the greatest institutions in the progress of mankind, known as the Olympic Games, as also their history and their resplendent rays during twelve centuries, as well as the enforced extinction of the Olympic Flame, were subjects of earlier talks of mine at Sessions of the Olympic Academy. On this occasion I will describe their proclamation, the truce, the organisation of the ancient Games, the arrangements for the contests, and the carrying out of an Olympiad, with as much detail as the time available allows me, so that I can give my audience a general idea of the immensity and significance with which these great Games were held in antiquity. 1. The Spondophori.The Olympic Heralds. Select official citizens of the region of Elis, accompanied by a brilliant retinue of the nobility of Elis, set out for all directions of the land, to proclaim that the rituals for the ceremonials of the Olympic Games were starting. They were called "Spondophori" and they proclaimed the Games, that is to say they announced them. They arrived at the City States as official representatives of the region of Elis, while the nobles of the Cities received them with honours and accepted the proclamation. From that moment the operation of the Truce was in vigour.

98. Ancient Olympics Example Essays.com - Over 101,000 Essays, Term Papers And Book The ancient Olympic Games The olympics were a celebration of the almighty Zeus, the powerful king of the ancient Greek Gods. Just like today’s games, http://www.exampleessays.com/viewpaper/64510.html

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