The games of Antiquity
Olympia and the Panhellenic games, the events, the sacred truce and the Roman games: what ancient sport was and why it is not the direct ancestor of modern sport.
- 24 cards
- 5 topics
- Free
The outline, topic by topic
Each topic is weighted the way the exam weighs it.
- Concepts
- On the timeline
- Sort and link
- Scenarios
- Understand
A few cards from the deck
Ancient Olympic Games: what is it?
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Athletic and religious contests held at Olympia in honour of Zeus every four years, from 776 BC (traditional date) to the end of the fourth century.
The winner earned an olive crown and immense glory in his city.
A runner wins the stadion at Olympia. What does he receive there?
- A crown of wild olive
- A gold medal
- A laurel crown
- A silver cup
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A crown of wild olive
Laurel crowned the Pythian Games at Delphi; medals belong to the modern Games.
Olympiad: what is it?
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The four-year period between two Olympic Games.
The Greeks also used it to count the years.
Why are these games called Panhellenic?
- They were reserved for the citizens of Athens
- Each Greek city hosted them in turn
- Rome organised them for all its Greek provinces
- They gathered Greeks from every city around a shared sanctuary
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They gathered Greeks from every city around a shared sanctuary
Pan- means all: the contest gathered the whole Greek world despite its divisions.