Abstract
To get a better understanding of why variety of sports buildings are this massive in ancient Greece, a proper understanding of the history of sports as well as Greece itself must start at the beginning. Greece is a country that is enclosed with hills and mountains alongside short rivers and fertile valleys. Even though Greek people were living in separate city-states, they were united under national pride, common temples, same rituals and games like Olympic. Sports were the most important parts of most Greek men. Gym and music alongside each other, fed the body and the soul of the athletes. They admired the beauty of well-trained men. They believed in multiple gods who were living in Holy mount of Olympus under the reign of greater god, Zeus and they held many rituals to satisfy them and Olympic was the most famous rituals amongst others. A ceremony in honor of Zeus was held in Olympia.
Highlights
To begin talking about sports in Greece, we need to start with Aegean sea civilizations such as Crete
We can trace sports and games to about 2500 years B.C. in Crete, where there is a picture of three acrobats playing with a large cow, who might be a symbol of Zeus in Knossos
We do not know much about Aegean civilizations, so we need to continue with the most famous sports event in Greece, the Olympic Games
Summary
To begin talking about sports in Greece, we need to start with Aegean sea civilizations such as Crete. We do not know much about Aegean civilizations, so we need to continue with the most famous sports event in Greece, the Olympic Games. The Olympic Games were held every four years since 776 B.C in honor of Zeus. This is the official date that the Olympic Games was founded, but its unofficial beginning dates back farther. The prophetess Pythia commanded Iphitus and the people of Elis to establish the Olympic Games. In 776 BCE, the ancient Greeks began travelling to Olympia every four years to take part in sporting competitions. According to the poet Pindar, Heracles ran a race here in celebration of one of his labors, and decreed that it should be repeated every four years
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