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Ancient Olympics
Organization
Locations
Running was held at the "stadion"
Olympic truce
peace treaty so athletes can travel
The stadium of Olympia
Where most events were held
Women's games as well
olympiad calendar
one olympiad is four years long
used to track time
Combat Sports
Boxing
Wrestling
Pankration which is like MMA
one of the most honored and renowned events
Athletes
running
koroibos: first Olympic champion
orsippus: first to compete naked
chionis: one of the best sprinters
combat
arrhichion: greatest pankratiast ever
one of the most famous athletes
died while defending his championship
Milo of croton: six time wrestling champion
one win in youth event, five in men's
dioxippus: crowned winner when no one dared oppose him
pankratiast
equestrian
cynisca
first female winner
pherenikos
"most famous horse racer of antiquity"
tiberius
four-horse chariot steerer
nero
ten-horse chariot steerer
Training
Music(for coordination)
Personal trainers
"Palaestra" was a devoted place for training
Horse Racing
tethrippon
four horse chariot
keles
horse race
cart races
apene
mule races
calpe
mare races
discontinued at the 84th games
trotting speed
history
started about 765 bc
very regional in early years
under imperial rome
roman renaissance
later decline as rome declined
festival celebrating the Greek gods
ended as greek gods lost relevance
early Olympics held sacrifices to zeus
sporting events before
mentioned in works
iliad
odyssey
other Hellenic games
Olympics were most prestigious
pythian games
nemean games
isthmian games
Running
Started with the stade (192 meters)
Diaoulos (double length stade)
dolichos: long race
between from 3.75 to 9 kilometers
Competition
Usually competed naked
prizes
olive wreaths
red ribbons
personal glory
Winners announced by carrier pigeons