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Tanglin LibGuides: Year 5: Ancient Greece: Ancient Olympics

Infographic: How it all began by Adolfo Arranz July 25, 2012

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The ancient Olympics of Greece differed considerably from the modern international games, which focus on athleticism.

This edited article about the Olympic Games originally appeared in Look and Learn issue number 758 published on 24th July 1976. The Olympic race in which Greek youths competed for the honour of lighting a sacrificial fire in honour of the Gods by Peter Jackson Although the Games of the 21st Olympiad in Montreal from […]

The Olympics, as they exist today, are but a shadow of their former glory. Though there are more activities and participants in the modern games, they do little to entice and arouse the Greek concept of glory and pride that once made them renowned throughout the ancient world.

In the month before the ancient Olympics, no wars were permitted so that spectators could travel from across Greece unharmed.

Naked runners, deadly competitions and banquets to honor the gods: The original Olympics were far different from the modern Games

'A Foot Race at the Olympian Games', Ancient Greece. The Olympian Games, the great Greek athletic festival in honour of Zeus, were held at Olympia every fourth year at the first full moon after the...