11/11/21
Ancient Olympics was a man's-only sport. Training was strictly controlled by private investors. Modern Olympic training, including both men and women, is individually financed and conducted.
Tags - Olympic Training
08/09/21
The London 2012 theme of ‘truce’ echoed the Ancient Olympic tradition of ekecheiria (sacred peace); Classical ideals of equality and self-improvement still motivates athletes to compete fairly and push themselves to the limit
Tags - Ancient World Games, Ancient Olympics, Modern Olympics, Olympic Tradition
31/08/21
This medal from the 1896 Olympics illustrates the conscious associations between the revived Olympics and the Ancient Greek Games. The obverse (left) shows the Athenian Acropolis and Parthenon.
The reverse (right) shows Zeus holding a globe, upon which stands the goddess of victory (Nike) brandishing a wild olive branch.
Tags - Olympic Coin
16/08/21
Ruins of Temple of Zeus at Olympia at the site of the first Olympic games near Athens Greece. In the late 19th century, inspired by German excavations in Olympia and the introduction of Physical Education programmes in schools, the French baron Pierre de Coubertin campaigned for the revival of the Olympics. The Ancient Games had been banned in the 390s CE by Theodosius I (along with all other expressions of non-Christian cults.
https://www.open.edu/openlearn/health-sports-psychology/health/sport-and-fitness/the-ancient-olympics-bridging-past-and-present/content-section-1Tags - Temple of Zeus, 1st Olympic games, first Olympic games
