The Ancient Greek Olympics (776 BC-393 AD)

The Olympic Games began in ancient Greece in July 776 BC at Olympia however, it is thought the games began many years before..
As a festival with athletic events staged to honor the god, Zeus, the Olympics also united individual Greek city-states and colonies in competition.

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[Simplehistory]

"Olympic victor Milo of Croton was said to have carried a bull on his shoulders, and to have burst a band about his brow by simply inflating the veins of his temples"

[SaltySparrow]

"Excuse me ma'am, but are you married?"
"Yes"
*shoves off cliff*

[semc]

Fun fact: Pierre de Coubertin revived the Olympics in 1896, then won a gold medal (anonymously) himself in 1912.

Literature was an event back then

[silakkalaatikko]

Married woman: *goes to see the olympics with their husband*
The government: *your free trial of living has ended*

[ISawABear]

7:01 you forgot to mention, these statues would also bear a plaque describing who cheated and how they did so. That every EVERYONE knew who and why they were a piece of crap.

[wolfzyplayz]

All the comments: 1 day ago
Posted: 8 seconds ago
Me: **Confused Screaming**

[TheRealGuywithoutaMustache]

Back then: (Winning the Olympics gave you tax exemption)

Now: There are two things certain in life. Death and taxes.

[Francis]

Fun fact: Pankration is the only sport to have a dead man crowned as victor.

[nachisenpai]

Olympic games before:


Olympic games now: *Pain Olympics*

[nickg.]

modern athletes: oh my god our sport is so hard
ancient Greeks: *make martial with only rule no biting*

[SupremeLeaderKimJong-un]

Greece: tax exemptions
France: There’s gonna be a tax for that

[yeakubaliali]

At Berlin Olympics in 1936, a guy with a torch in his hand travelled 4000km from Greece to Berlin.

[kewe]

Signing attendant: “Name?"

Participant: “Mikalo."

Signing attendant: “City?"

Mikalo: “Sparta."

Signing attendant: “Profession?"

*Mikalo cracks a smile as he turns to his Olympic team.*

Mikalo: “Spartans! What is your profession?!"

Spartans: “Ahh oow! ahh oow! ahh oow!"

Mikalo: [Laughs]

Signing attendant: [Sighs] “Sir, that is *not* a profession."

Mikalo: “Yeah, sorry. Ah... Put me down for Javelin and Wrestling."

Signing attendant: “Very good, sir. Please proceed on through. Next!"

_09/06/2020 11:30pm_

[anglopapist]

Loving the Ancient Greek history content. Please keep it coming!

[ecclesiasticman]

Damn, married women really do be gettin' killed doe.

[daniel-zhnjyny]

Groin strikes were also forbidden in Pankration. The spartans didn't send fighters because, in their country, everything was allowed during matches. Training with restrictions would have made them worse at war.

[kari]

You know, it's actually really awesome that we still have the Olympics. Our current reality, world, civilization, however you put it, is so different than Ancient Greece, and yet, we still have this tie to them from way back then. (Taking into consideration the 1, 500 year break.) I mean, it really is pretty impressive, keeping up a tradition from that long ago, when so many other practices, beliefs, and ways of life, have been changed, stopped, or forgotten. Granted, the Olympics are greatly different than they were then. But there is still the fundamental basis of individuals in peak physical fitness, competing for the ultimate titles.

[JustADioWhosAHeroForFun]

Zeus: "Hey Poseidon, look at these peasant mortals lmao"

[ictlove-.]

When I started to watch old videos of simple history and now boom new video

[napoleonibonaparte]

We need to reestablish Gladiatorial combat for shites and giggles