Ancient Olympic Games
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The Ancient Olympic Games were a series of athletic competitions held between the city-states of Ancient Greece. They used to be called the Olympic Games (Greek: Ολυμπιακοί Αγώνες; Olympiakoi Agones) until the modern day Olympic Games started. The Ancient Olympic Games began in 776 BC in Olympia, Greece. They ran until 393 AD.[1] Prizes at the games were olive wreaths, palm branches and woollen ribbons.
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Here are athletes that competed at the Games:
- from Athens:
- Aurelios Zopyros (Junior boxing)
- from Sparta:
- Acanthus of Sparta (Running: diaulos)
- Chionis of Sparta (Running: stadium, diaulos. Long and Triple Jump)
- Cynisca of Sparta (first woman to be listed as an Olympic victor)
- from Rhodes:
- Diagoras of Rhodes (Boxing 79th Olympiad, 464 BC) and his sons Akusilaos and Damagetos (Boxing and Pankration)
- Leonidas of Rhodes (Running: stadium, diaulos and hoplitodromos)
- from Croton:
- Astylos of Croton (Running: stadium, diaulos and hoplitodromos)
- Milo of Croton (wrestling)
- Timasitheos of Croton (wrestling)
- from other cities:
- Koroibos of Elis (Stadion)
- Orsippus of Megara (Runner: diaulos)
- Theagenes of Thasos (Pankration)
- non-Greek:
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[change] References
- ↑ "Ancient Olympic Games". Microsoft Encarta Online Encyclopedia 2006. Microsoft Corporation. 1997-20-06. http://encarta.msn.com/encyclopedia_761576089/Ancient_Olympic_Games.html. Retrieved 2006-12-27.
- ↑ Tiberius, AD 1 or earlier - cf. Ehrenberg & Jones, Documents Illustrating the Reigns of Augustus and Tiberius [Oxford 1955] p. 73 (n.78)
- ↑ 369 according to Encyclopedia of Ancient Greece by Nigel Wilson, 2006, Routledge (UK) or 385 according to Classical Weekly by Classical Association of the Atlantic States
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