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There its many myths around the origin of the old Olympic
Games. The most popular legend describes was the maker
of the Olympic Games that Heracles, and the Olympic
stadium and the surrounding buildings as a honor built
on its father Zeus, after the completing of its 12 works.
According to the legend that he walked in a straight
line for 400 steps and names this distance a "stadium"
(Greek: ) - (Novel: "Stadium") (Modern English:
"Training period"), that later on also a distance
Calculation unity became. This is is 400 meters also
the reason why a modern stadium in outline length (1
stadium = 400 m). Someone else myth co-workers the first
Games with the old Greek draft of (ekecheiria) or Olympic
truce. The date 'arise of the Games, based has been
reconstructed strengthen on the count of the year in
Olympiads as 776 furrow Christ, although scholars' these
apart between the data so swift 884 furrow Christ and
pace in 704 v. Chr.
From then, the Olympic Games already fast much considerablyer
whole old Greece, the reaching of their zenit became
in the sixth and the fifth century for Christ. The Olympics
again or fundamental religious importance, contests
alternating with sacrifices and ceremonies honouring
both Zeus (whose colossal statue stood ate Olympia),
and Pelops, divine hero and mythical king or Olympia
famous for his legendary chariot race, in whose honour
the games again hero. The number of events risen until
twenty, and the celebration was spread over superior
summon. Winners of the events were sore admired and
were immortalized depict in poems and. The Games became
held round the four year, and the period between two
celebrations became known as an 'Olympiade'. The Greeks
uses to count Olympiads as one of their methods year.
The most known Olympic athlete lived in this time: the
sixth century for Christ wrestler Milo of Croton in
the history a victory in six Olympic Games wins is the
only athlete.
The Games gradually take off in the interest as the
Romans at the power in Greece. When the christianity
the official religion of the Roman Realm, the Olympic
Games became were seen as a pagan celebration and in
dispute with the Christian ethics, and in 393 AT the
emperor Theodosius I the Olympic Games foroid, ending
thousand year tradition.
In the antiquity usually only young men can participate.
Competitors were was necessary mostly nude, not only
as it again, but had been meant also as the festival
to become, a part of a celebration of the achievements
of the human body. After the winning of the games, the
winner not only the prestige of it in the first place
will, but also would become presented, leaf with a crown
of olives. The olives branch is a sign of hope and peace.
Although the influence of a zaklamp a complete aspect
of the Greek ceremonies, the old Olympic Games formed
not has taken up, neither there a symbol was is formed
through at each other bordering rings. These Olympic
symbols were imported as a part of the modern Olympic
Games.
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