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Gather as much information as possible about The Ancient Olympics.
Try this link to start:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/primaryhistory/ancient_greeks/the_olympic_games/
or this one:
http://www.historyforkids.net/ancient-greek-olympics.html

Or this one:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/primaryhistory/ancient_greeks/greek_world/

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Our groups will be the same as our Mythology groups.

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~ The olympics started over 2,700 years ago
~They're thought to have begun in 776 bc
~Staged every 4 years in Olympia
~Originally, the games were a festival to honour Zeus
~Women were not allowed to compete in any of the events
~There was a separate event for women called Heraia
~The entire games were dedicated to Zeus
~ Before the games started a messenger was sent out to announce peace/a sacred truce , this meant that any wars should be called off so athletes could travel safely to the Olympics
~Only men,boys and unmarried women were allowed to attend the games
~If married women were caught sneaking in they would be thrown off the side of a mountain for the punishment!
~A married woman was so keen to watch her son compete she snuck in disguised as a man
~Winners were given a wreath of leaves
~The main event was the sacrifice to Zeus (on the third day)
~The winners were considered heros
~The event ended with a party and feasting
~The athletes would enter the stadium by walking through an archway
~The first event was running
~The hardest event was called Hoplitodromos
~The discus they used was much larger and flatter then the ones we use today
~Ancients javelins were sharpened wooden sticks sometimes with a metal point at the end
~Athletes in the long jump were accompanied by a man playing a flute
~ it was initially a one-day event until 684 BC

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~ The 2,700 years ago in Olympia, in Southwest Greece. The games part of a religious festival.
~ Greek Olympics thought have to begun 776 BC inspired by modern Olympic Games (begun 1896.)
~  Happens every four years. ~Men ran races naked.
~ Married women weren't allowed to compete, watch or attend in any of the events!
~ Over 20,000- 40,000 people attended to a Olympic special truce.
~There was a separate event for women called Heraia.
~The running track was longer than the one we have at our Olympic Games
~ The only event in the first Olympics was the stadion race a race which was around 190 metres (Measured after the feet of Zeus.)
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A man named Milo used to use a calf to train for wrestling

The Olympics started around 776 bc
It was a religious festival for the god zeus

When the Olympics started, a declaration of peace would have been issued so no wars could disrupt the events.

Winning in the ancient Olympics was very important as you would all the best things people wanted

There's a statue of Zeus in Olympia which is referred to as one of the seven wonders of the world.

Every judge at the Olympic game   S were Eleans, people of a city near Olympia.

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The Olympics games began in Olympia 2,700 years ago.
The games were part of a religious festival.
They were thought to have begun in 776 BC.
They were held in honour of the king of the gods Zeus.
They were held every four years in Olympia like now.
On the first day of the Olympic Games the only event was the short sprint which was running from one end to the stadium to the other.
Other games were added, which included the pentathalon, in the pentathlon the games were, wrestling, boxing, javelin, discus and long jump.
Winners of the Olympic Games were given a wreath of leaves and a heros welcome back home.
Winners had the chance to marry rich women, free meals and invitations to party's. they also got the best seats in the theatre.
The running track was wider than the one with have now! You could fit 20 people on the whole teach in width.
Around 50 000 people could fit in the stadium at once. Most spectators had to find spots to pitch their tents away from the Olympic arena. They had to sleep rough. Important visitors got to sleep in hotel rooms. Most competitors were naked or coated in oil.
The games ended with a feast. Loads of oxen were roasted in a giant Barbeque.
The Olympic stadium was hot and over crowed and the water supply was low but that didn't stop people from coming.
Also, after the Olympic Games traders came to do their businesses and entertains, jugglers and acrobats came to perform. Polititions made speeches to the crowd.
The nastiest events were probably the pankration or the all-in wrestling. In these events there were hardly any rules, like biting and poking people's eyes were banned but this didn't stop people from doing this. Some did both of them.
The wresltling was the most popular too, although boxing was tough too.
The fighters wore leather glothes, a boxer was allowed to hit his opponent even though he'd be knocked to the ground.
Cheating was punished, doing things such as bribing an athlete for instance, had to pay a bronze statue of Zeus as punishment.
Only men boys and unmarried girls were allowed to attend the Olympic Games. Married women, weren't allowed to attend the Olympic Games.
Unmarried women had their own festival at olimpyia every four years. Winners were awarded crowns of sacred olive branches.
These games were hounded of Hera, the wife of Zeus.
As a rule Greek woman you could not go in for sport unless you were spartened.
The Olympic Games were more important than wars because they were a religious festival.
In side the template of Zeus was a huge statue of the king of the gods.

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-It begun over 2700 years ago.
-the games were originally a festival to honour Zeus.
-it was in Olympia in southwest of Greece.
-it begun in 776 B.C.
- it ended in 393 AD.
-held every 4 years.
-women were not aloud to compete.
- separate event for women called Heraia
-but women could own horses for the chariot races.
- there was no medals just a wreath of leaves.
- men ran races without any clothes on.
- all-in wrestling was the roughest event
- there was no rules and people could bite each other!
-about 50,000 people could sit in the stadium

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*Men, boys, girls and unmarried women were the only people
who could attend the games.
*Married women were punished if ever found during the games but they could still own horses for the chariot races.
*The nastiest event was the Pankration , there was hardly any rules. Biting and poking people's eyes was banned but most competitors still did both. All-in wrestling was very popular but it didn't  seem like sporting to us! If caught cheating in this event or bribing another athlete then you would have to pay for a bronze statue of Zeus as a punishment.
* The games were in honour of Zeus in Olympia in southwest Greece
*The games began 2700 years ago around 766 BC.
*The winner of a game will be given a wreath of leaves,
*The stadium could fit about 50,000 people.

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-The olympics began over 2700 years ago in southwest Greece.

-The games were apart of a religious festival.

-modern Olympics were began in 1896.

-The games were held in honour of Zeus.
- The Olympic Games were thought to have begun in 776 BC
-About 50,000 people could sit in the stadium.
-The games were ended with a feast .
-The nastiest event is probably the pankration(all in wrestling)
-Anyone caught cheating(trying to bribe an athlete for instance) had to pay for a bronze statue of Zeus.
- The famous wrestler Milo was said to train by carrying a calf everyday.
-The Prankration allowed any moves. Even strangling their opponent.
-All the competitors were naked,except maybe being coated in oil.
-Men ran the races without clothes on.
-Married women were not allowed to participate. There was a separate women's festival dedicated to Hera,the wife of Zeus.
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