First-place victors in the Sacred Games at ... The ancient Games weren’t crushed by Christianity, but by the economy. The ancient Olympics were held in honor of Zeus, king of the Greek gods.

"It was at Amsterdam 1928 that the tradition of the Greek delegation marching first was introduced – owing to the status of the founding country of the ancient Olympic Games," the official ...

Other cities in Greece held games but the ancient Olympics were the most famous and ... with the equestrian races being the first event of the Olympic festival. The hippodrome was the largest ...

Reconstruction of ancient Olympia (the stadium is on the right of the image). Credit: Internet Archive Book Images / Wikimedia Commons When the uninterrupted tradition of the Olympic Games began, the ...

From the first segment of text ... So, although it is often claimed that all women were barred from attending the ancient Olympics, according to the best evidence we have, only married women ...

The first reproduction of Myron’s Discobolus ... another event that was present at the Ancient Olympic Games since the beginning. Capturing the exact moment before the throw, the figure ...

While the first modern Olympics were held in Greece in 1896 to honor their ancient roots, the second Olympiad in 1900 was hosted in Paris. “At the start of the 20th century, France was the world ...

Thus began the ancient Olympics, the classical sporting competition ... Iversen Rönnlund via Wikimedia Commons under CC BY-SA 3.0 First-place victors in the Sacred Games at Olympia, Nemea ...

Thus began the ancient Olympics ... which began 1,500 years after the original ended in 393 C.E. The first modern Olympic Games took place in Athens in 1896, thanks to the organizational efforts ...