The Ancient Greek Olympics

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The 2024 Paris Olympics are now over, but we can still learn about the ancient tradition that inspired our modern competitions. The ancient Olympics were a sporting event in the ancient Greek world that happened, like the modern games, every four years, and lasted for over a millennium. The games were not simply an athletic competition, but more importantly a religious festival. It was a festival dedicated to Zeus, the king of the gods in ancient Greek religion.

Chapters:
0:00 – Intro
0:44 – Sponsored Segment
2:00 – The Ancient Olympics
3:42 – Origins of the Ancient Games
5:42 – Competitors and Spectators
7:42 – Events
11:36 – The End of the Ancient Games
12:44 – The Modern Olympics

Sources:
The Ancient Olympics and Other Athletic Games by Alexis Belis https://www.metmuseum.org/perspective...

The Ancient Olympics https://www.perseus.tufts.edu/Olympics/

Ancient Olympic Games by Mark Cartwright https://www.worldhistory.org/Olympic_...

Ancient Olympics by KU Leuven http://ancientolympics.arts.kuleuven....

Music:
What Does It Mean by Eric Feinberg
Painting the World by Raymond Grouse
Never Forgotten by Christoff Moe Ditlevsen
Montage of a Map by Eden Avery
Music provided by Epidemic Sound

Sneaky Snitch by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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