1. The duration of the Olympic Games in ancient Greece
It began in 776 BC (i.e., the year of the Western Zhou Dynasty in China) and was abolished in 393 AD. Once every four years, it has been held for 293 consecutive years, lasting nearly 1,200 years, without interruption.
During the Greco-Persian Wars, the Peloponnesian War, the Greek conquest by Macedonia, and the Roman occupation of Athens, the tournament was held correctly.
No one could stop the love of sport in ancient Greece, not war, famine or plague!
2. The location of the Olympic Games in ancient Greece
Olympia is located in the valley of the Elpheos River in the northwest of the Peloponnese, and the valley is flanked by mountains.
The Olympic stadium is not near Athens and far from Sparta, so why choose a remote and mysterious village, perhaps it is God's will.
Yu Qiuyu lamented that Olympia was "the eternal world coordinates" in "A Sigh for a Thousand Years", but for people at that time, the coordinates in the ravines and ravines were not easy to locate.
For a long time, Olympia was deserted, inhabited by only a small number of clergy.
You can't imagine that a large-scale event center that has lasted for 1,200 years, at its peak, was said to have 50,000 participants and tens of thousands of spectators, and it did not develop into a population gathering center and a commercial center.
The Olympia Games promote peace, inspire sportsmanship, and nurture democratic ideas, but do not produce economic benefits.
3. Organizers and participants of the Olympic Games in Ancient Greece
According to research, the founder was the original tribesmen of Elis and the famous poet Pinda, who was in a good mood one day in 776 BC, so he started the Olympic Games. With interest, these villagers continued to hold the event for 1,200 years.
Contestants come from more than 1,000 city-states in ancient Greece, and all freedmen are eligible.
I don't know who will pay for it.
Who will inform and how will the people of more than a thousand city-states be notified?
The language is different between them, and how many translators does a contestant have to bring?
How to stay and eat?
What's even more amazing is that the poet Pinda has been writing poems to praise the Olympic Games for hundreds of years, almost living with heaven and earth.
4. Competition items and prizes
Originally, there was only one event for the 200-meter dash, but of course, it wasn't measured in meters at that time.
Later, the number of events gradually increased, including 400-meter, 4800-meter middle-distance running, pentathlon, wrestling, boxing, one-horse and four-horse races.
With the geography of Greece, which is basically mountainous, and considering the location of Olympia, or a four-horse carriage?
How to pass, air to pass?
If there were chariots in ancient Greece, why did the heralds of the Battle of Marathon run?
The prize for the champion is usually a laurel wreath made of wild olives, and one named Tiagnes is supposed to belong to the gods, and it is said that he participated in all the sports competitions throughout Greece and won 1,400 laurels. This record has never been broken before, and I am afraid it will never be broken.
5. The biggest feature of the ancient Greek Olympic Games
Of course, it was a nude competition. At first, everyone hung a piece of cloth, but it was obviously easy to fall off when exercising. Later, a buddy's wrap fell off, and he still insisted on the game, so everyone simply stopped wearing it.
If this tradition is maintained, it will be a bright spot.