They were held as part of religious ceremonies to the gods.
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For all the credit ancient Greece gets as the cradle of Democracy, it was a Men's Club. Women were not allowed to take part in plays, or attend athletic competitions.
A gymnasium in Ancient Greece was a place where adult men would train for athletic events. The athletic events were viewed as a tribute to the Greek Gods.
Ancient Olympic games were sports competitions held between different city states of Greece starting from 776 BC. These also included Athens, Heliopolis and Sparta.
Well, the Greeks loved competitions. So they made up a game called the Olympics, which modernized to the sports we have today. The Olympics were not the only competition in Ancient Greece, but the most popular.
In ancient Greece, the Greeks invented the Olympic Games in honor of their gods. These athletic contests began about 776 BC. The games were held in Olympia, Greece and some of the athletic events included discus throws, running, and wrestling.
To honor the gods.
They were celebrations for the gods. The Olympics was for Zeus.
A "decathlon" consists of ten distinct athletic events. Originating in the athletic competitions held in ancient Greece (including the "Olympics"), modern-day decathlon competitions vary in the particular events required of the competitors; for instance, the ten events will differ in men's and women's competitions.
For all the credit ancient Greece gets as the cradle of Democracy, it was a Men's Club. Women were not allowed to take part in plays, or attend athletic competitions.
For all the credit ancient Greece gets as the cradle of Democracy, it was a Men's Club. Women were not allowed to take part in plays, or attend athletic competitions.
The ancient Olympic games consists of series of athletic competitions among representatives of city states of ancient Greece. Now all the countries are participating in these games.
the Olympic Games .
A gymnasium in Ancient Greece was a place where adult men would train for athletic events. The athletic events were viewed as a tribute to the Greek Gods.
The ancient Olympic Games (Ὀλυμπιακοὶ ἀγῶνες; Latin: Olympia, neuter plural: "the Olympics") were a series of athletic competitions among representatives of city-states and one of the Panhellenic Games of Ancient Greece. They were held in honor of Zeus
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Nemean Games, Isthmian Games,and Pythian Games