http://ancienthistory.about.com/cs/olympics/a/aa021798.htm
The first Olympic Games were held in 776 B.C. (traditional date) and the last in A.D. 393, when the Christian Byzantine Emperor Theodosius I abolished them. The Ancient Greek Olympics were held every 4 years at Olympia, a district of Elis, in Southern Greece [see Bb on the map], where all free Greek men were entitled to compete. During the Imperial period of Rome, the Olympic Games became more ecumenical. (Kyle, p. 333.)
These are somme games they held:
Boxing
Discus (part of Pentathlon)
Equestrian Events
Javelin (part of Pentathlon)
Jumping
Pankration
Pentathlon
Running
Wrestling
Tuesday, May 6, 2008
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Great start, Arslan - I like the colour of your background, too.
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