Classical Antiquity: Olympia, Greece

The word Acropolis comes from two Greek words meaning “edge” (acro) and “city” (-opolis). An acropolis is a complex built in a high area, usually on a hill. It is generally found in an extremely rocky region, just above Athens. The Acropolis is set 490 feet in the sky above the city of Athens and is approximately 7 acres. It’s most important buildings were constructed during the years of 495 BCE and 429 BCE. This was during the reign of Pericles. The Acropolis was originally meant to protect Athens from attacks. It served as a fortress. There are other acropolis’, however, the one in Athens is the most famous.

Ancient Olympics originated in a religious way and influenced modern Olympics greatly in many forms. The Olympics were a very important part of Greek culture because it honored their god, Zeus. Gods played an important role in the ancient Olympics but slowly started focusing more on competition. Like today, participating in the Olympics was a great honor and the winners were well rewarded and respected. The Olympics have brought people together for several years to compete and have fun, at least for the viewers. The Olympics started off from naked Greek men, to all genders and ethnicities competing.

Though we call our games the Olympics the Greek used many games during the year. The Game name was based off the region they were held for example, if they held the Pythian games it would be in Delphi every third year of the Olympiad 3. The locations of the games were important to not only the overall economy but also the local economy always flourished. The local economy would bring in twice-there yearly income during these events. Most merchants traveled to the games every year just to sell their goods. Some city like Delphi would open

The Olympic Games originated in Olympia, one of the great religious centers of Greece (Fiero 37), and their purpose was to honor the Greek gods. In Greece the games were held every four years in midsummer; in today’s time the games occur every four years as well

The Acropolis is located at the highest point of Athens, Greece. Many other places in Greece have "an" acropolis, but "The Acropolis" usually refers to the location of the Parthenon in Athens. The Acropolis got its name because "Acro" means "high" and "polis" means "city". In the city of Athens it is actually illegal to build any structure taller than the Acropolis because it is thought of as disrespectful to the gods. Its most famous monument being the Parthenon. The Acropolis also includes The Propylaea, which is a ceremonial gateway into the Acropolis, Athena Nike, a smaller temple, and The Erechtheion, a temple to the gods Attica, Athena, and Poseidon-Erectheus.

The Olympic Games were held every four years at the same place, the Sanctuary of Zeus at Olympia, to honor Zeus. Most Greeks believed in the same group of Gods, though they did acknowledge that Zeus was the king of the Gods. That is why they worshiped him at the Games, by worshiping him at his holy city, they were honoring all of the Gods together. The competitors in the Games were either professional athletes or Aristocrats. There were no amateurs or women participating in the games. The spirit and the actual Games itself was good for the people. Most saw it good for the public’s spirit and a positive release of

In 447 BCE, construction began under the guidance of Pericles of Athens. To build the Parthenon, the best architects and sculptors were hired, among which was Phidias, who created the statue of Zeus at Olympia. Phidias produced the statue of Athena made out of gold and ivory, which resided in Acropolis until it was destroyed.

One day in 776 B.C. the Greeks decided to honor the God Zeus with competition and sports.In 1894, the games were resurrected in a modern setting. The olympics have expanded in size, events, stadiums, and athletes since then. From 12 nations, 206 athletes, 60,000 spectators, and 43 events, to 206 countries 11, 237 athletes, 2.3 billion viewers, and 306 events the olympics have changed greatly. Since 1896, the changing of the world has influenced the events, places, and arenas in the games.

The Olympics was created in 776 BC. Barron Pierre Coubertin founded the International Olympic committee in 1894 leading the first modern games in Athens in 1896. The games were held in honour of Zeus, king of the gods, and were staged every four years at Olympia, a valley near a city called Elis. When Koroibos, a cook from the nearby city of Elis won the stadio race, a foot race 600 feet long. The games were held in Olympia every four years for almost 12 centuries.

For as long as it has been a city, Athens has been a center for Greek culture and Western civilization. As the birthplace of Doric architecture, the buildings of Athens are an example of the Athenians’ intelligence and wealth. Whether it is the Acropolis, Zeus’ Temple, or the Parthenon, the buildings of ancient Athens were a monumental turning point in Classical Architecture and architecture today.

Ancient Olympic Games were held in honor of the Ancient Greek gods. In Greek mythology, the great hero Heracles’, was responsible for staging the first games. The games Ancient people played were running, jumping, discus, wrestling, and boxing, martial arts, horse racing, chariot racing, and shot put. With that Ancient people played a total of 8 sports. The Modern Olympic Games started off with the athletes parading into the stadium, led by the Greek team, in honor of the founding of the Olympic Games.

The greeks invented the olympic games in honor of their gods. The Isthmus games took place every two years at the Isthmus of corinth. The Pythian games where held every four years near Delphi. The most famous games took place every four years at Olympia, South-West of Greece. The ancient olympics are estimated to have begun in the early 700 BC, in honor of Zeus. Women were not allowed to watch the games and only Greek nationals could participate. When the games first started they were one-day festivals of athletics and wrestling. In 472 BC they were expanded to five days with many events. We do not know the exact order of events, but the first day was devoted to sacrifice. In the middle

The Olympic Games were held in Olympia, Greece, from the 8th century BC to the 4th century AD. The Games began as a way to flaunt physical prowess, and to give sacrifices to the mythical gods of greek mythology particularly Zeus. The Games continued even after Greece came under Roman rule. However, by christians they were seen as sacreligious, and in 394 AD were suppressed by emperor Theodosius I as part of the campaign to impose Christianity as the state religion of Rome.

Sometime during the 6th century B.C. the Olympian gods began to yield in importance to the mystery cults. Their beliefs changed again at the rise of Christianity. The Olympic Games started on Mount Olympus, held every four years as a celebration to honor Zeus. There the athletic games and contests of choral poetry and dance were invented. The games where held from 776 B.C. to A.D. 393. They originated on the plain of Olympia in Elis, and in the town of Olympia.

Athens is one of the oldest cities in the world. The Acropolis (meaning “high city” in Greek), also known as the “Sacred Rock” of Athens, is the most important site in the city of Athens. They call it “Sacred Rock” because there are many Greek gods’ temples. A lot of city-states in Greece had acropolises but the most famous one is in Athens. It is home to one of the most famous buildings in the world, the Parthenon. It also had other temples and sanctuaries. Its focus was for the Athenian festival for Athena, which was the Panathenaia. There were three different building stylizations in Greece. However, the buildings on the acropolis were built using only two of those stylizations: Ionic and Doric styles. Doric columns were the simplest form. The top is made of a circle topped by a square. The tall part of the column is plain and has 20 sides. It does not have a base. The tall parts of the column on Ionic styles were taller than the Doric ones. It makes them look a bit slender. They also have lines carved into them from top to bottom. However, Ionic style is a little more decorative than the Doric.