Ancient Greek Non – Chronological report: Abi E

Ancient Greek Olympics

 

In the Ancient Greek Olympic games there were lots of events. That leaves us with some questions, like how many people took part? Were there lots of dangers and what prizes did the winners get? To answer these questions and many more read this non – chronological report.

 

Events

Running was the oldest and most popular event in history of the games. But it wasn’t an easy event either. The track was made out of clay covered sand and was 192 meters. Horse racing, the basic horses race was run over 1200 meters. In another race the rider would dismount and run the rest of the race. This tells us that most of the people that took park were very fit and fast runners. Jockeys rode bareback so there were often lots or accidents.  The horses owners often rented their horses out for the races.

Prizes

Lots of people wanted to win, why they would take part otherwise.  The winners were presented with an olive wreath and some woollen ribbons. If they were that great they might even have a statue made in there honour.   The games where held in honour of Zeus.     The games were also held in honour of Pelops a great hero.

 

Modern Olympics 

 

Sadly, the Ancient Olympics ended by AD 395, when Olympia was destroyed by not one but two violent earthquakes. In AD 1896 a smart French man called   Mr Borden Pierre Courbet was inspired by the cleaver idea of the ancient games and organized the first Morden Olympic Games.

Were the events dangerous?

Most of the time they were because in the Horse racing event accidents were common. The jockeys rode bareback so when the horses was in full gallop it was very bouncy and the riders often fell off , and if they wanted to stay on they would have to have great balance.  The track was 1200 meters long. And the worst was it was very bumpy.

Were the people who took part  important?

Most of the people who took part were important because they were fit and in good shape so they would have had to fight in their wars.  Pelops, a great hero and a fighter in their wars was honoured, and because of him and Zeus, the Olympic Games started.

 

How many people took part?

Lots of people took part because there was a lot of stadiums and lots of events. Judging by the sizes of the arenas there must have been thousands of athletes taking part in the games; after all it is famous these days, with all the Modern Olympics it has sure made a reputation for itself.

Conclusion

Yes the events were dangerous and lots of people took part. The winners got Olive wreaths, woollen ribbons, palm branches and maybe even a statue made in there honour. And we should give the Ancient Greeks for getting the Olympics started for us.

Thank you Ancient Greeks for the fantastic games today.

Ancient Greek Non – Chronological Report: Elyse

The Ancient Greek Olympic Games

What where the Greek Olympics?

The Olympic Games is a huge event which fist started in Ancient Greece in 776 BC .It contained many different events including chariot races, boxing, running and so on. Although there was only around six events in the original Olympics there are many more now!

Where did it all happen?

The Ancient Greek Olympics took place at Olympia in a selection of buildings. First of all there was the Paddista this was where they trained for jumping and wrestling. Then there was the Gymnasium which was a training ground for running and throwing events. The Leonidain was a type of hotel for all the important guests. Then, around the middle there was a building called a Bouleulerion the Olympic council had all of their meetings. Next was the Stadium this is where the races would take place and were around 40,000 would be able to sit. Finally there was the Pleaion where the fire which was used to light the fires on all the altars at the Olympics.

What were the events?

At the Ancient Greek Olympics, there were quite a few games if you would like to find out what they are, please read on.

Running: Running is probably the oldest event in the Olympics. There were three main races (all 192 metres) The Stade which was 2 lengths on the track, The Diaulos which was 20 to 24 lengths and a special race in which athletes wore a helmet a greavest and carried a shield.

Boxing: A Boxing contest could last for hours upon end and only finished when one Athlete lost consciousness or gave in. Boxing Athletes there for aimed as many punches at the head as possible.

Wrestling: There were three different types of Wrestling. There was upright Wrestling and in this, too win you had to throw your opponent on too the floor three times. Next there was ground wrestling which went on until gave in. And then there was the pankiation which was when you could do anything to your opponent but biting and eye gouging.

Chariot Racing and Horse Racing: Chariot racing and Horse Racing were quite similar but in Chariot races you rode on a Chariot pulled by horses.

The Pentathlon: Finally, there was the Pentathlon, which consisted of five events: running, wrestling, jumping, discus and javelin.

What about the women? Women were not allowed to compete in the Olympic Games, so a separate festival just for women was held and its name was Heraia to honour Zeus’ wife, Hera.

What did the winners win? The many people who won games at the Ancient Greek Olympics were presented with an olive wreath, palm branches and woollen ribbons. If they were lucky they might even have a statue made of them.

 

Sadly Olympia (where the games were held) was destroyed in a major earthquake in a 395AD, but fortunately the games live on today.

Ancient Greek Non – Chronological Report: Cameron

The Ancient Olympic Games

The Olympic Games started in Ancient Greece in 776Bc and were decided to be held every four years. The Olympics were meant to get fitness and health levels high as they could for the condition of war and in honour of the king god Zeus. The Olympic Games were held in Olympia because Olympia was a city and was one of the cities with 9 important buildings one of them was the temple of Zeus.

 

Nudity

In Ancient Greece men were naked at the Olympic Games this used to amuse most children and made them watch the Olympics more often. Their was said to be a story about why the Greeks were naked in the Olympics and it was about a widow called Callipatira that went to the Olympics to join in with the events with her son, husband and brothers. When her son one she was overjoyed and the disguise that she was wearing fell of. The penalty was death but because her son, husband and brothers all won their events she survived. From then on the rules were changed to be naked so they could spot any women. This was why in the Olympics you had to be naked.

 

Olympia

Olympia was the site sacred to the god Zeus. In Olympia there were 9 important buildings, these were places like the temple of Zeus, the temple of Hera and other places like treasuries and offices. The Olympic Games were held in Olympia every 4 years and were the oldest games in Ancient Greece but were still very popular.

 

 

Women

Women were officially of limits to the Olympics and were only aloud to watch, but if you were married you weren’t aloud anywhere near the Olympics and had to go more than a certain distance away. The women decided to have a festival of there own called the Heraia. This was held every 4 years at the time of the Olympics and included 3 running events depending on your age, this was in the Honour of the queen goddess Hera.

 

 

 

Events

There were 6 events in the Olympic Games (some of these 6 events were not included in the Olympics today and some of them are still here today). Running was one of the most popular events there were 3 races that you had to compete in. The first race was were you did 1 length of the track and was called the stade, the next race took more effort and was where you had to 2 lengths of the track and was called the diaulos, finally the last race took the most effort and you did 20 to 24 lengths of the track and was called the dolichos. In some of these races you would wear armour and a shield for extra weight and made it more difficult. Wrestling was popular as well and was an exiting event. The event went on until somebody gave up out of the 2 that were playing the match so it took a long time for a match to finish this event took lots of strength and stamina to win and was really tough event. The Pentathlon was the most difficult event and was where you took part in a series of mini events, running, wrestling, javelin, jumping and discuss. The Pentathlon was designed to find the best all round athlete and was a very tough challenge. Boxing was an event that went up to taking several hours and ended when 1 of the 2 contestants was knocked unconscious or gave up. It was similar to wrestling and also needed strength and stamina to succeed. Chariot racing was when you got pulled by 4 horses in a cart or you could go in a team of 2 each with 2 horses, collisions were common and normally happened at corners. Horse racing was a quick event and was when you were on a horse going round a track of about 1200m, if you fell of you could get serious injuries.

 

 

This report should have told you about 4 things to do about the Olympics in Ancient Greece, a very interesting thing, and should have expressed your knowledge about it.

Ancient Greek Non – Chronological report: Red Group

The Ancient Olympics

 

The Ancient Olympics started in 776BC in Olympia and were held every four years in honour of Zeus, king of the gods. The games were held in memory of the Greek hero, Pelops.

Many impressive buildings were built for the games including sports facilities for the competitors and spectators. The Olympic Games were so important all wars were stopped until the games were over. Like today the games were held every four years and were supposed to unite the different people taking part in them. In Ancient Greece only Greek people were allowed to take part in the games as they were often at war.

 

The Olympic Games provided an opportunity for competition without anyone losing face. Every competitor had to arrive at Olympia at least one month before the games so that their training could be finished while being watched by the officials. The games were held for five days and they were in August or September

 

Clothing

In the Olympic Games the warriors wore their armour for running and they also had to carry their weapons as well.

If you weren’t a warrior then you wore a robe or even nothing at all.

 

Nudity

In Ancient times Nudity became the ruling in fifteenth Olympiad held in 720BC. Rules had been changed so they knew if it was a man or woman competing.

 

The Events

Wrestling

In wrestling there were three main events. In the first one, upright wrestling, an athlete had to throw his opponent three times to win.. The second type of wrestling was called ground wrestling. The contest carried on until one man gave in. The third, called the pankration and was the most dangerous as any tactic apart from biting and eye gouging was permitted.

Running

This was the oldest event in the Olympics. The track was 192m long and made of clay covered with sand. There were three main events: the stade (one length of the track), the diaulos (two lengths) and the dolichos (twenty or twenty four lengths).

Boxing

A boxing contest clould last for several hours and was only decided when an athlete lost consciousness or conceded defeat. Athletes would have targeted most of their blows at an opponent’s head, virtually any blow with the hand was permitted. At first the contestants’ hands were bound and later boxing gloves were developed.

The Pentathlon

The Pentathlon was a competition consisting of five athletic events such as running, wrestling, jumping, discus and javelin throwing. The Pentathlon was designed to finds the best all – round athlete. The Pentathlon was a very demanding competition which required great strength and endurance.

 

Winners and prizes

Winners were presented with an olive wreath, palm branches and woollen ribbons. They also had a statue made in their honour. On the fifth day of the Olympics some of the prizes were given. The idea of the games was that athletes should seek only the honour of competing and the personal glory of winning. By the fifth century BC some athletes were professionals. They made their living by representing the city states at the various games. Athletes could also reap many material rewards.

 

A city gained prestige by sponsoring a successful athlete, and would pay him well. Prizes were simple. The overall winner won a simple crown of wild olive, their names were recorded and they were allowed to wear purple robes like a king.

 

Woman

In Ancient Greece woman could not compete and were not allowed to play in the Olympics. Married woman couldn’t even go closer to Olympia during the Games. The one married woman who could present was the priestess of Demeter who represented the Goddess of the Game. Games could not take place without her. Woman found out at the Olympics would be thrown off the cliff. Woman must have been allowed to take part of the games because the Spartan princess  Kyniska became the first female Olympic champion.

 

 

Modern Olympics

The Ancient Olympics ended by 395AD when Olympia was destroyed by two violent earthquakes. In AD 1896 the Frenchman, Baron Pierre de Coubertin organised the first modern Olympics. Some ancient traditions have been observed such as the torch relay and the lighting of the Olympic flame.

 

Conclusion

The Olympics started in 776BC but it did not survive the ancient world for long.

In 4AD the people thought that the games were going against god.

In 395AD Olympia was destroyed by two violent earthquakes.

However the Olympics started again in 1896 and still thrive today.

Ancient Greek Non – Chronological Report: Abi P

The Ancient Olympic Games

The Ancient Olympic Games started in ancient Greece in 776BC, the games were held in Olympia. The Olympics started in honour of Zeus, the Greek god of all gods, but also in memory of Pelops, a Greek hero.

Women

It was found that women were NOT allowed to compete in the Olympic Games. However all the games were held outside and women were NOT allowed out of the house unless to collect water, so only men were able to compete and watch the events. On the other hand the sports developed over the years as the chart on page 47 shows.

Events

There were lots of events all held in Olympia such as running, running was the oldest event in the games, also the track was about 192 metres long. In wrestling there were three events, there was up right wrestling, ground wrestling and the third one was called the Pankrawon was very dangerous as any tasting except from biting and eye gouging was permitted. There was also boxing, chariot racing, horse racing and a couple more.

Pots

Lots of Ancient Greek pots were made but the designs were mostly involving the Olympic Games. Also while the men were competing in the Olympics their wives of the slaves were busy making pots to show the Olympics.

Nudity

Nudity became a ruling in the fifteenth Olympiad, in 720BC and it involved both trainers and contestants.

 

So now you know some facts about the ancient Olympics and how much it is much more different from today where the games took place, when they started, who was involved, what the Olympics was about and how did it start.

Ancient Greek Non – Chronological Report: Oliver

The Ancient Olympic Games

The Olympic Games started in 776bc and has since then grown to be one of the greatest event held every 4 years.  Held in memory of Greek hero Pelops and in honour of Zeus, it had lots of events to be held in Olympia.

 

Olympia

Olympia was where the Olympic Games took place as it was mainly dedicated to Zeus and wasn’t very democratic so before it was not very popular. It was also close to Sparta, a very powerful city- state.

 

Venue

The running events took place on a192 metrelong track called the stadium. It could hold 40,000 people. Other buildings included the gymnasium and pelopion where the ashes of Pelops where.

 

Nudity

All great events required men to be naked, to make sure they were not women. This was the first sex test.  When the modern Olympic games started in 1896 there was no sex tests but in 1968 they where started.      

 

Events

The main event was the running; there was three races, the stade diclies and the dolchies. Then there was the wrestling, the pentathlon, boxing, chariot racing and horse racing.     

Conclusion  

The Olympic Games were a great event but in AD 395 two violent earthquakes destroyed Olympia but in 1896 Pierre de Courbin set the first modern olympic games in Paris .

Ancient Greek Non – Chronological Report: Will W

 

Ancient Olympic Games

 

The Olympic games are the oldest and most important competition of all.

The first Olympic games were in 776BC. They took place in Olympia every 4 years. Read on to find out more.

 

Events

There was running, wrestling, boxing, chariot racing and horse racing. In a pentathlon the events were running, wrestling, jumping, discus, and javelin throwing. These were played in honour of Zeus.

 

Prizes

The prizes were given on the fifth day of the games. They were presented with an olive wreath, palm branches and woollen ribbons.

 

Nudity

When the men competed in their events they played naked. They did this because in Greece it is really hot so they decided to do it naked.

 

Women

Women were not aloud to compete in the Olympic games and married women were not even aloud to go near Olympia during the Olympics. There was a separate festival for the women called Heria, this was held every 4 years in honour of the goddess Hera This included girls of different ages.

Modern Olympics

The ancient Olympic games ended in AD 395 when Olympia was destroyed by very violent earthquakes. In AD 1896 a Frenchman was inspired by the ancient Olympics and organised the first Olympic games.

Ancient Greek Non – Chronological Report: John

The first Olympics was in 776 BC to honour the king god Zeus; from then on it was held every 4 years in Olympia, Greece

 

Attendance

No married women were aloud to watch or even (except for the powerful priestess of diyonisis for without her the games could not take place) and even non-married women were looked down upon. Even though these measures were put in place slaves and non- Greek men were admitted.

 

Competitors

            Only High status (naked) Greek men were aloud to compete. The punishment for a woman competitor was being thrown off of the tallest cliff, but one woman was spared because her brothers, father and son did so well.

 

 

The Events

The first sport was running, the track was 129m. Like the modern games there was more than one run: The stade (one lap), the dialous (two laps) and the dolichos (20-24 laps). As the games evolved more sports were introduced, one of these was chariot racing, this was a scene of as many as 40 chariots with 2 -4 horses bolting around 2 posts in the ground, so as you would imagine there were often collisions. But the most gruelling event was the pentathlon with 5 of the Olympic sports; running, wrestling, discus, jumping and the javelin throw.  This was designed to find the best all round athlete.

 

 

 

As old as the hills, the Olympics is the oldest and most important competition. The modern Olympics started in 1896 similar in many ways to the ancient games and will carry on for much longer the next in London then in Rio de Janeiro

Ancient Greek Non – Chronological Report: Josh NB

The Ancient Olympic Games

Athletics was a really good sport for the Greeks.  The Olympic Games started in Olympia and also started in 776 BC.   The Olympics happened every four years and it still does.

Events

There were running, wrestling, boxing and horse races. In running you had 3 different events the first event was ‘the stade’, the second event was ‘the diauls’, the third event was ‘the doluihos’, it got harder in each event. Boxing had only one event.  The horse race had 1200m race to the finish line.

Winners

The prizes were given on the fifth day of the games.  The winning athlete was given an olive wreath, palm branches and woollen ribbons.  Some of the cities gave lots of money to some of the winning athletes.

 Women’s games

Women were not allowed to compete in the Olympics, but married women could not go anywhere near Olympia during the games. Women had their own games called Heraia.

Olympia

Olympia had some impressive buildings built. The buildings were for training which were called Palaistra and the gymnasium. There was a separate building for meetings too.

 

Ancient Greeks liked their games and you should know more about the games and their history.

Ancient Greek Non – Chronological Report: Alex M

 

The Ancient Olympic Games

The Ancient Olympic games were very interesting. They held a small range of games but now we have a wide range. If you want to know more please read here.

 

Olympia

 

Olympia held the first Olympic games in 776 BC. The stadium or sanctuary was

150-200 metres long. All the competitors had to arrive about 1 month before the Olympic games started. This was so the athletes could train while being looked over by the officials.

 

 

Women

 

Women were not allowed to compete in the Olympic games. Married women weren’t even allowed near Olympia when the games were on. So instead women held a small festival called “Heraia.” Like the men’s Olympics it was held every 4 years only it was held in honour of the goddess Hera. The festival had 3 running events for women and girls of all ages.

 

The events

 

Running is the oldest event in any Olympic Games. The track was about 200 metres long. It was made of clay covered in sand.

 

Wrestling had 3 events: upright wrestling, ground wrestling and the “pankraton.”This was the most dangerous.

 

The pentathlon was a small competition holding 5 athletic events: running, wrestling, jumping, discus and javelin throwing.

 

A boxing contest could go on for several hours. It would end when someone

was knocked un-consious or gave in.

 

Chariot races usually had 2 or 4 horses in a team. There were about 40 chariots in each race. The chariots had to race around a course 12 times and crashes were common.

 

 

 

The winners

 

The winners would be presented with an olive wreath. They would also get palm branches and woollen ribbons. They would be presented with their prizes on the 5^th day of the olympic games.

 

 

The Olympic Games are quite fascinating and if you want to find out more please follow this link

 

http://www.wikipedia/ancientolympics.com