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Ancient Greek Entertainment Ancient Greek entertainment included sports, theatre, and festivals. Greek theatre laid down a pathway in which modern theatre has been built upon. Some ancient Greek sports still exist today. Ancient Greeks also had many festivals in which they celebrated their gods. Ancient Greek entertainment was perhaps the most advanced form of amusement in the ancient world. The ancient Greek Olympics were a big part of ancient Greek entertainment. The Olympic Games were

Olympic events were the most important part of the ancient Olympic events. The Corebus was one of the very first Olympic events. It was a 600 foot race by Hercules. The very first winner was Koroibos of Elis, he was a humble Greek cook, Baker and athlete. He was the first and only winner in the very first Olympics in 776 B.C.E. He received an olive wreath for his victory. This race was only for men. Well the whole Olympics were only for men in ancient Greece. The Pentathlon was another important Olympic

Ancient Rome may have had some gruesome games and activities, but the way they spent their time is not all that different from some of the activities we take part in today. For example, they played board games similar to the ones we might play today, participated in sports and other physical activities. For pastimes they also watched shows in large stadiums and even plays in theaters. Even though we would watch football games while they would watch deadly gladiator fights, when comparing the two

The Importance of the Olympic Games Naked men running around competing against each other was once a common thing in the Olympics. Even though it sounds pretty gross, it was a true thing that happened in ancient times. The ancient Greek Olympics, although very long ago, have had a lasting effect on our society today. According to World History teacher Laron Johnson, the Greek Empire started in 8th Century BC. The Greeks have always valued competition; they constantly fought with each other as well

potential, and start a story that will never be forgotten. The Ancient greece olympic games go back to 776 bc in a little village called Olympia. The games were a religious event that was performed to honor the ancient Greek God Zeus. The games were held every four years. The Greeks had four national sports festivals, where athletes from near cities come to compete. Which included boxing, chariot racing, riding, pankration,

prepare for the Olympics, during the Ancient Greek period and now, research has shown that there are still some similarities and systems that are still practiced today. The first Olympic Games started in Olympia around 776 B.C.E. but later the Games were discontinued by the emperor Theodosius, in 393 A.D. The Olympics have quickly gain back popularity after resuming in 1896 in Athens, Greece, and has been a very anticipated event occurring every four years (Ancient Olympics: History). This has allowed

Theseus and the Minotaur Vs. The Hunger Games An ancient foundational story and a modern story that have some similarities are Theseus and the Minotaur and The Hunger Games. Both have a storyline where one-person volunteers to protect someone else and prepare to take on a difficult challenge that could end up being fatal in the end. In the story between Theseus and the Minotaur, King Minos requested that seven boys and seven girls come to Crete from Athens every nine years so his son the Minotaur

date 776 BC was the first documented Olympic Games in Ancient Greece. According to Greek mythology Pelops founded it in Olympia, the Games take place every four years at the same location, the sanctuary of Zeus at Olympia, to honor Zeus. They honored Zeus at the Games because he was the king of the Gods, and they thought that if they honored the king of the Gods that they would be honoring all of the Gods.The Olympic Games was good for the people of Ancient Greece, it attracted the rich and poor, brought

The Entertainment System of Ancient Rome Christian Goodrum English II Miss Charles October 13, 2016 In ancient Rome the crazed dictator, Julius Caesar, came up with the idea to make slaves fight against wild animals or other slaves. These slaves, often unarmed, would get brutally slaughtered. During the reign of Julius Caesar tensions in the Roman Republic high tensions could shift power away from the line of Caesars. Caesar used these gladiators to entertain the middle class of

Pfaff ELA 19 September 17 True Meaning of the Hunger Games Most people have heard of the Hunger Games, but don’t know the true meaning. People say it’s a book (or movie) about innocent people getting slaughtered. It may look like that but there is so much more depth. When authors write books, they add their perspective and beliefs. It could be about government, religion and many more controversial topics. In the Hunger Games, the author Suzanne Collins shows what she thinks about