History of the Olympics | National Geographic

Once every two years, the top athletes in the world vie for the coveted Olympic gold medal. Prepare for the 2018 Winter Olympics by learning where this age-old competition began, what it has to do with Zeus, and how it inspired truce in times of war.

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[NatGeo]

The first Olympics game dates back to 776 B.C.. What are some of your favorite events to watch at the Olympics? Do you want to see any of these historical games brought back?

[marc]

I am an English teacher but I love history and I watch these types of videos whenever they appear. I love the olympic games, good video.

[ilektrapa]

I'm Greek and I'm proud of ancient Greeks who made the Olympics

[michalaswindail]

God: I'm bored.. entertain me humans

Human: ehh... we'll run around a bit and wrestle

God: That will do

[letsdothis]

I live for everything pertaining to the Olympics. The bad and the good.

[StarsOfKrys]

lol this is for class and i forgot to read anything the music just got me vibing

[tiyasha]

I am a science student but I don't know why history always attract me 🙂

[hucetuw]

learned it in history
Saturday is my paper of History

[ADARSHKWARMAN]

Really Amazing, Classical.... Events...👍❤️🙏

[chevyabby]

We learned about this in history.. Thank you for uploading this :)

[ilovechickenadobo]

I read somewhere that the Spartans declined either the wrestling or pankration events because they prohibited eye-gouging.

[ling]

I was finding info for this after watching a kdrama and seriously why do schools want us to do project for this😭😭😭🥱😴
Anyways thanks for the video I gained some info🙂

[rabinarayan]

You could have added More details here like olympics motto, no of countries representation etc.

[zeph]

The Olympic Games were originally known as the Pythian games. The Pythia was the High Priestess of the Oracle of Delphi before Apollo.

[Dantick]

1:09 The one on the left is on her fingertips! holy :D

[ryanhagge]

WHY DO I GET SO EMOTIONAL WITH THE OLYMPICS? sniffle sniffle

[jacobmortimore]

I live in the town where the creator of the modern Olympics was born, lived and died in. William penny Brookes

[GregoryTheGrster]

Were the original Olympic Games a drain on the economies and taxpayers, leaving behind costly stadiums that are used only once and then rust away, like they are today?

[MercyX-vo]

I'm Hellenic Greek and I'm muslim

[TrueInvisible]

the original games were cancelled by a christian emperor after he knew they were a religious event for Zeus and Hera
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do i have to say more?