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	INTERNATIONAL OLYMPIC COMMITTEE - OLYMPIC GAMES
		The oldest myth which concerns the beginning of the Olympic Games is that of Idaios Daktylos Herakles.
		Through the 12 centuries of the Olympic Games, many wonderful athletes competed in the stadium and the hippodrome of ancient Olympia's sacred area, moving the crowds with their great achievements.
		Some women, who were prohibited from attending the Games, did not accept this segregation and dressed up as men, at the risk of being thrown from the mountain of Typaion, as stipulated in the rules.
	www.olympic.org /uk/games/ancient/index_uk.asp (460 words)

	Greek Olympics - Crystalinks
		The Ancient Olympic Games were an athletic and religious celebration held in the Greek town of Olympia from (historically) as early as 776 BC to 393 AD.
		The Olympic Games were held in four year intervals, and later the Greek method of counting the years even referred to these Games, using the term Olympiad for the period between two Games.
		Finally, in AD 394 the Olympic Games - one of the foundations of Greek religion, with their polytheistic observances - fell victim to the religious campaign of the Christian Roman emperor Theodosius I, which consisted of the violent obliteration of all surviving Pagan institutions.
	www.crystalinks.com /greekolympics.html (2209 words)

	The Ancient Olympic Games
		Olympics in 393 AD, the Roman emperor Theodosius II declared that the Games would no longer be held, and the Olympic movement ended.
		Although the ancient games were staged in Olympia, Greece, from 776 BC through 393 AD, it took 1,503 years for the Olympics to return.
		It was first agreed the games were to be held in Paris in 1900, but delegates were so excited they couldn’t wait that long, and they decided to change the venue to Athens, the capital of Greece, and the date to 1896.
	www.janecky.com /olympics/ancient.html (451 words)

	The Olympic Games (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		As a reward for the victors, the cotinus, which was a wreath made from a branch of wild olive tree that was growing next to the opisthodomus of the temple of Zeus in the sacred Altis, was established after an order of the Delphic oracle.
		The institution of the Olympic Games lasted for twelve continuous centuries and was abolished in 393 A.D. (the 293rd Olympiad) by order of Theodosios I when the functioning of all idol worshiping sanctuaries was forbidden, and in 426 A.D., during the reign of Theodosios II, the destruction of the Altian monuments followed.
		The Olympic Games combined the deep religious spirit along with the heroic past of the Greeks thus unifying to the highest degree body, mind and soul according to universal and philosophical values, and so projecting the indivdual as well as the cities, through the highest ideal of freedom.
	www.culture.gr /2/21/211/21107a/og/games.html (746 words)

	Olympic Games (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		Olympia’s ancient past holds eternal elements of a lasting worth and to evaluate them is to acquire a deeper knowledge of modern man. These symbolic ideals stemming out of the sacred place of antiquity, and the institution of the ancient Olympic Games are something the modern world looks to even today.
		The four year cycle of the ancient Olympic Games continued unbroken (with over 290 Games being held) well into the period of Roman conquest, but the Games finally met their demise with the Christian Emperor Theodosius, who decreed in 393 AD that all such ‘pagan cults’ be banned.
		It was during the 1958 Olympic Games in Tokyo that the IOC adopted this hymn as the official Olympic anthem.
	www.sports.gov.pk /html/OlympicGames_History.htm (2933 words)

	WELCOME TO ATHENS - Ancient Olympic Games (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		At the regional games, as well as at Olympia the first cases of bribery of the competitors were discovered, as well as buying and selling the victory, agreements between athletes and the representatives of other cities, unfair competition or sacred oath breaking.
		The decline was substantially favored by the split of the ancient unity of religion and sport, the social honors and financial benefits the Olympic winners received, along with the opinions of the philosophers of those times who criticized every form of physical exercise.
		The barbarian Sulla plundered Olympia and brought the Olympic games to Rome in 80 BC.
	www.akropol.net /olympic_games_history/ancient_olympic_games_page.htm (2020 words)

	WELCOME TO ATHENS - History of the Olympic Games (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		With the reestablishment, the Olympic Games contributed to the strengthening of the relations between the Greek city-states.
		Heraia were games of pre-Dorian origin which, according to the legends, were organized for the first time by Hippodamia in her desire to honour Hera and express her gratitude for her marriage to Pelops.
		The contribution of the Olympic games to the cultural course of Hellenism is huge.
	www.akropol.net /olympic_games_history/history_olympic_games_page.htm (1102 words)

	Ancient Greek Olympic Games
		The Nike (a symbol of victory) of Paionios flying from the Olymp lands on a column in front of the Zeus Temple in Olympia to honour the athletes of the Olympic Games..
		In 80 BC the Olympic Games are held in Rome.
		The Contribution of Dimitris Vikelas to the Revival of the Olympic Games.
	www.mlahanas.de /Greeks/Olympic.htm (1982 words)

	THE OLYMPIC GAMES IOC HISTORY \| OLYMPICS WORLD RECORD LINKS \| SOLAR NAVIGATOR WORLD ELECTRIC NAVIGATION CHALLENGE.
		Although the ancient Olympic games were first recorded in 776 BC, they originated at least a century before that and possibly as early as the 13th century BC.
		Even after the glory that was Greece vanished, the Olympics lived on, but in a debased form under the Romans, who replaced the traditional games with their own gladiatorial contests, in which slaves replaced free-born Greeks as the competitors.
		Its primary responsibility is to supervise the organisation of the summer and winter Olympic Games.
	www.solarnavigator.net /olympic_games.htm (2733 words)

	The Ancient Olympic Games - Professor Bob Milns (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		Unlike the modern Games, the ancient Olympics were always held at Olympia, near Pisa, near the western coast of the Peloponnese; and from early times they were under the control of the people of nearby Elis.
		Like the modern games, they were held at four yearly intervals, ie at the start of each fifth year from the preceding Games, and were always held in July or August, depending on the date of the second full moon after the summer solstice.
		It certainly seems that ancient Greek athletes were intensely competitive and that the Olympic ideal propounded by the Baron de Coubertin of amateurism and competition for its own sake was as alien to the ancient ethics as it seems to be to the modern Games.
	www.library.uq.edu.au /olympics/milns.html (1199 words)

	Brief History of the Olympic Games
		Scholars have speculated that the games in 776 BC were not the first games, but rather the first games held after they were organized into festivals held every four years as a result of a peace agreement between the city-states of Elis and Pisa.
		The Eleans traced the founding of the Olympic games to their King Iphitos, who was told by the Delphi Oracle to plant the olive tree from which the victors' wreaths were made.
		Although the Olympic games were never suspended, the games of 364 BC were not considered Olympic since the Arkadians had captured the sanctuary and reorganized the games.
	www.nostos.com /olympics (3240 words)

	INTERNATIONAL OLYMPIC COMMITTEE - OLYMPIC GAMES
		The Paralympic Games are elite sport events for athletes from different disability groups.
		The number of athletes participating in the Summer Paralympic Games has increased from 400 athletes in Rome in 1960 to 3,806 athletes from 136 countries in Athens in 2004.
		The Organising Committees of the Olympic Games (OCOGs) organise the Olympic Games in collaboration with their National Olympic Committee and the host city.
	www.olympic.org /uk/games/index_uk.asp (179 words)

	The Ancient Olympic Games (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		The Ancient Olympics can be traced back into the second millennium before Christ, although details about the winners date only from 776 B.C. onward for nearly 1200 years.
		In the Ancient Olympic Games winning was of paramount importance, and defeat would bring disgrace to whole Polis, or city-state.
		The Ancient games were held in the valley of Olympia in Greece every four years.
	web.simmons.edu /~hallr2/olympiceh.ancient.html (374 words)

	Ancient Greek Olympic Games \| Greece
		During this Olympic season, you may hear from announcers, critics, commentators and even athletes that the Olympic games are too commercial, too political, too "professional." Or The Olympic Games
		Greek Culture Minister George Voulgarakis underlined the role of the Olympic Truce to the idea of the Olympic Games on Saturday at an international forum on the Olympic Truce which took place in ancient Olympia of Greece, according to Athens News Agency.
		Greek police are preparing to mount their biggest security operation since the 2004 Olympic Games in an effort to prevent violence marring tomorrow's Champions League final between Liverpool and AC Milan.
	www.addgr.com /ancient-greek-olympic-games.html (438 words)

	Olympic Games in Ancient Olympia.
		Olympia was the center of the ancient Greece because of the Olympic Games.
		The games were done every fourth year.The Spondoforoi, that were always from a noble race, were starting with their followings to visit the Greek towns just to proclaim truce, and to invite the spectators, the athletes, and the officials that represented their towns to Olympia, for the games.
		In the Olympic torch races take part hundreds of athletes, the first time that took place the torch races were in the Olympics of 1936, in Berlin, and is a great ceremony that symbolizes the spirit of peace and the unification of all the nations.
	www.webgreece.gr /olympicgames (693 words)

	• Laurel Wreath • Ancient Olympic Games • (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		The original venue for the games was on the ancient plains at Olympia, in the western area of Peloponnesos known as Elis, and according to Greek mythology is the island of "Pelops" who founded the games.
		The victors of these early games received a ‘kotinos’, which was a wreath of olive branches from a sacred olive tree that grew behind the temple of Zeus, and which according to tradition Hercules (Heracles), founder of the games had planted.
		The Games occupied such a central position in the life of Ancient Greece that time was measured by the four-year interval between each Games known as an Olympiad.
	www.liza-kliko.com /laurel-wreath/olympic.htm (412 words)

	Ancient Olympic Games - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Games were held in Olympia, Greece, a sanctuary site for the Greek gods near the towns of Elis and Pisa (both in Elis on the peninsula of Peloponnesos).
		The early Olympics were also held to be the place where the Greek tradition of athletic nudity was first introduced, some claiming the honor for the Spartans, others for the Megarian Orsippus in 720 BC.
		The Olympic Games were part of the Panhellenic Games, four separate games held at two- or four-year intervals but arranged so that there was at least one set of games every year.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Ancient_Olympic_Games (1728 words)

	SLAM! Sports: 2000 Summer Games: History of the Games
		The Olympic Games were first held in 776 BC at Olympia in Ancient Greece as part of a religious festival.
		The Ancient Olympic Games were held for 1,000 years until the Roman Emperor, Theodosius,abolished them in 394 AD because he felt they were a pagan festival.
		His passion for the Games was so great that when he died his heart was placed in a column in front of the eternal Olympic flame that burns in Olympia.
	www.canoe.ca /2000GamesHistory/home.html (413 words)

	The Ancient Olympic Games
		Hercules supposedly organized the Olympic Games to celebrate his completion of the fifth labor, cleaning all of Augeas' horse stalls in one day.
		However, in the ancient Olympics, there were ceremonies and little rituals all the way through the five day event.
		This would be a temporary prize until the end of the games, when the winners would all be awarded at the same ceremony in the Temple of Zeus.
	www.richeast.org /htwm/Olympics/olympics.html (2355 words)

	Olympic History
		Olympia, the site of the ancient Olympic Games, is in the western part of the Peloponnese which, according to Greek mythology, is the island of "Pelops", the founder of the Olympic Games.
		All free male Greek citizens were entitled to participate in the ancient Olympic Games, regardless of their social status.
		The International Olympic Committee (IOC) decided to revive this ancient concept in order to protect the interests of the athletes and sport in general.
	en.beijing2008.cn /75/68/column211716875.shtml (291 words)

	Lesson 21: The Ancient Olympic Games
		The Games, like all Greek Games, were an intrinsic part of a religious festival held in honor of Zeus (supreme among the gods) in Olympia, a worshipping place for the Greek gods near the town of Elis.
		The ancient Olympic Games were abandoned in AD 394 by the Roman emperor Theodosius I, who considered the Games to be a savage celebration.
		The Olympic spirit is the culmination of the ideal of education in ancient Greece, since it combined physical training, spiritual promotion, moral worth, democratic equality, and human brotherhood.
	www.studyenglishtoday.net /lesson21.html (2286 words)

	Olympic Games
		Ancient Olympic Games originated in Greece and were held from 776 B.C. to A.D. The modern Olympic Games began in 1896 when organizers revived them to encourage world peace and friendship and to promote healthy sporting competition for the youth of the world.
		The first Olympic games were held in ancient Greece, an event of spiritual significance as well as a test of athletic excellence.
		Ancient Greek Olympics in the Classroom by Mr.
	www.42explore2.com /olympics.htm (1084 words)

	Ancient and Modern Olumpic Games - Social Studies Grade 6 WebQuest
		This WebQuest is dedicated to the ancient Olympic games and the expected revival of Olympic spirit in Athens at 2004...
		Ancient Olympic Games were originated in Greece and were held from 776 B.C. to A.D. The modern Olympic Games began in 1896 (thanks to French aristocrat Baron Pierre de Coubertin) when organizers revived them to encourage world peace and friendship and to promote healthy sporting competition for the youth of the world.
		During the ancient Olympic games all wars were stopped and each city-state sent their best athletes to Olympia to compete for the honor of Zeus at the Olympic Games.
	www.gkonstantinou.com /WebQuest/index.html (198 words)

	Ancient Greek Olympic Games
		The 2004 Olympic medals present on one side the statue of Nike Paionios with ancient Olympia in the backdrop, while the other side features the eternal flame framed by the first verse of the eighth Olympic Hymn by Pindar* along with the logo of the Athens Games.
		Ceremony in Olympia for the new Olympic Games, 1896
		The Games attracted various philosophers and others who used this opportunity to talk about their ideas to the public and there was also a opportunity for merchants to sell their products.
	www.mlahanas.de /Greeks/Olympic5.htm (976 words)

	Ancient Olympic Games (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		The ancient Olympic Games were primarily a part of a religious festival in honor of Zeus, the father of the Greek gods and goddesses.
		The ancient Olympic Games began in the year 776 BC, when Koroibos, a cook from the nearby city of Elis, won the stadion race, a foot race 600 feet long.
		Contrary evidence, both literary and archaeological, suggests that the games may have existed at Olympia much earlier than this date, perhaps as early as the 10th or 9th century BC.
	www.wam.umd.edu /~kabrown/ancient.html (247 words)

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