ANCIENT GREEK ANCIENT GREEK SportsSports

BY HASSAN AMER BY HASSAN AMER AND AND

UMAR- EL-DILLAL UMAR- EL-DILLAL 7-27-2

Introduction Introduction

Ancient Greek sports have passed Ancient Greek sports have passed the test of time and are with us the test of time and are with us today today

Today me and my partner will talk Today me and my partner will talk about ancient Greek sports in which about ancient Greek sports in which we will talk about the Olympic we will talk about the Olympic games , python games , isthmian games , python games , isthmian games , and the Neman games games , and the Neman games

THE python games THE python games THE python games were invented in 522 THE python games were invented in 522 B.C.E in honor of APOLLO slaying the B.C.E in honor of APOLLO slaying the python [a giant snake with four legs ] python [a giant snake with four legs ] the python games were first held at the python games were first held at Delphi 2 years after the Olympic games Delphi 2 years after the Olympic games this is the only game which included music this is the only game which included music and poetry except those two games every and poetry except those two games every physical games were the same as the physical games were the same as the Olympic games the chariot racing was Olympic games the chariot racing was held in a hippodrome [a Greek stadium held in a hippodrome [a Greek stadium for horse racing and chariot racing ] for horse racing and chariot racing ]

THE PYTHON GAMES THE PYTHON GAMES

The musical part only involved The musical part only involved dancing later it evolved to singing dancing later it evolved to singing till guitar performances till guitar performances

AS the Python games were mostly AS the Python games were mostly about musical things the physical about musical things the physical games were then the starting of the games were then the starting of the event event

PLACE WERE the chariot races PLACE WERE the chariot races were held were held

This cup shows the musical part of This cup shows the musical part of the event the event

THE THE IsthmianIsthmian games games THE Isthmian game were first held in Corinth in honor of THE Isthmian game were first held in Corinth in honor of PoseidonPoseidonThe isthmian games originated as funeral games for The isthmian games originated as funeral games for Melicerts {palaemon} the king of Corinth at that time Melicerts {palaemon} the king of Corinth at that time FROM about 228 B.C.E onward the Romans were allowed to FROM about 228 B.C.E onward the Romans were allowed to take part in the isthmian games take part in the isthmian games unlike the python games the isthmian games were more unlike the python games the isthmian games were more physical the games involved in it were chariot races, physical the games involved in it were chariot races, wrestling ,musical contests in which women were allowed wrestling ,musical contests in which women were allowed to take part of it, pankration and boxing to take part of it, pankration and boxing THERE was only one famous victor in the isthmian games THERE was only one famous victor in the isthmian games Celitomachus of Thebes he won wrestling boxing and the Celitomachus of Thebes he won wrestling boxing and the pankration games on the same day pankration games on the same day

Starting of the isthmian games Starting of the isthmian games

Celimatomachus Celimatomachus

THE Neman games THE Neman games

The Neman games were held at The Neman games were held at Nemea every two or three years in Nemea every two or three years in Honor of Zeus { King of the Greek Honor of Zeus { King of the Greek gods } they were first held in 573 gods } they were first held in 573 B.C.E THE Neman games are said to B.C.E THE Neman games are said to be founded by Hercules after he be founded by Hercules after he defeated the Neman lion defeated the Neman lion

The Neman games The Neman games THE EMBARRISING PART IS THAT the THE EMBARRISING PART IS THAT the participants compete without participants compete without wearing clothes or undergarments wearing clothes or undergarments the events were ;the Stadion a foot the events were ;the Stadion a foot race which was about 178meters at race which was about 178meters at Nemea,Nemea, THE Diaulos twice the stadion foot THE Diaulos twice the stadion foot race ,about 355meters at Nemea race ,about 355meters at Nemea

Getting started Getting started

The Neman games The Neman games THE Hippios twice the Diaulos foot race ,about THE Hippios twice the Diaulos foot race ,about 710meters at Nemea 710meters at Nemea THE Dolichos 7,10,20 or 24 times the stadium THE Dolichos 7,10,20 or 24 times the stadium THE Hoplitodroms a diaulos foot race with the THE Hoplitodroms a diaulos foot race with the competitors wearing helmets and metal greaves competitors wearing helmets and metal greaves THE pyx a boxing like game except there hands THE pyx a boxing like game except there hands and feet were tied to a piece of leather strip and feet were tied to a piece of leather strip THE pankration a blend of boxing and wrestling THE pankration a blend of boxing and wrestling with very few rules with very few rules The pale ; a wrestling game goal to throw the The pale ; a wrestling game goal to throw the opponent on the ground three times opponent on the ground three times the long jump the long jump

Race Race

THE NEMAN games THE NEMAN games

The only games which women's The only games which women's could take part of ;could take part of ;

The tethrippon a race with 4 horses The tethrippon a race with 4 horses about 8400metersabout 8400meters

Chariot racing Chariot racing

The keles ; a race on a back of a The keles ; a race on a back of a horse horse

Women's taking part Women's taking part

THE Olympic games THE Olympic games The Olympics were first held in 776 B.C.E The Olympics were first held in 776 B.C.E in honor of the Greek gods in honor of the Greek gods The location is Olympia The location is Olympia the Olympics were different from today the Olympics were different from today they were fewer events and only people they were fewer events and only people who could speak Greek were allowed to who could speak Greek were allowed to compete the games were always held in compete the games were always held in Olympia Olympia the game ended up being one of the the game ended up being one of the rituals of ancient Greece rituals of ancient Greece

a sign still used today a sign still used today

The Olympic games The Olympic games

Some of the famous people; aurelios Some of the famous people; aurelios zopyrus junior boxer from Athens zopyrus junior boxer from Athens

From Sparta acanthus runner , From Sparta acanthus runner , chionies running and cynisca first chionies running and cynisca first women to win women to win

Past and present Past and present

Present past Present past

Ancient Greece has influenced us in Ancient Greece has influenced us in many things including sports as we many things including sports as we still use the Olympic games except still use the Olympic games except we just added more events to it .we just added more events to it .

CONCLUSION CONCLUSION

IN our presentation we have talked IN our presentation we have talked about Greek sports we hope you about Greek sports we hope you have learned a little more about have learned a little more about Greek sports in this presentation Greek sports in this presentation

Work cited Work cited

www.greeksports.comwww.greeksports.com

www.greek.comwww.greek.com

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