Athens County

3-1 Stadiums before the Nineteenth century: Before Nineteen century and for different three eras, football games weren't like today, they had different rules and were played at Athletics stadiums4. 2-1-1 First era (8century BC - first century BC): The origin stadia back to the Greek era in the eight-century BC (776BC)4; the Olympia stadium in Greece was a stone stand with two separate entrances; one for judges and the other for spectator. It was elongated-U-shaped, has the three sides of…

Today I will write a compare and contrast essay about the Parthenon in Athens and the Pantheon in Rome. It’s amazing how much of each structure still sits today. I feel like it shows how well built ancient structures were. First I’d like to write about the Parthenon in Athens. This building’s purpose was used as a place of worship. Temples were very important to the people and their culture at this time. The building was dedicated to the goddess Athena. The city was named in her honor. The…

What are the benefits of the Olympic games on ancient civilization? You may wonder. Well i'm here to tell you the benefits. In case you didn't know the Olympic games go way back far to BC. So there a lot to talk about. There are many benefits but you will have to read on, in order to find out. The Olympic games may seem like not a big deal but but through out the past it has created some benefits to our ancient civilization. For example, how the calendar of the Olympic games helped our…

Many Americans love to watch the Summer Olympics, and most have favorite sports. American gymnastics has caught many peoples attention these past few olympics, turning many American gymnasts into olympic medalists. The sport of gymnastics is for boys and girls, but they do different events. Girls have 4 individual events, and boys have 6 events. The origin of competitive gymnastics is really interesting because of where and when it started, who invented it, and what it was like after it was…

“Since their renaissance one hundred years ago, the Olympic Games have become the greatest sports event in the world” (Chronicle of the Olympics, 9). Elite athletes from all across the globe join to compete. Along with the stunning athletes, there is also a spectacular crowd watching both from the stands and on television. The Olympics have a vast history; there are many significant events that have stood out, such as major accomplishments, changes, and milestones. Olympia, in the western part…

The ancient Games were staged in Olympia, Greece, from 776 BC until 393 AD. It would take 1503 years, and the vision of Frenchman Pierre De Coubertin, for the Olympics to be resurrected. The first modern Olympics were held in Athens, Greece, in 1896, and are now held every four years around the world. It was De Coubertin who proposed what has become the game’s motto; Citius, Altius, Fortius, which is Latin for "Faster, Higher, Stronger." . All free male Greek citizens were entitled to…

The Olympic Games have been taking place, bringing people together from all over for many years. During these games people compete to win gold and build a reputation for their country, but mainly they compete to be the best themselves and gain the title of an olympian. The Olympics cover a broad spectrum of sports, so much they split it into the summer and winter games in 1992. These sports cover everything from aquatic sports to skiing and snowboarding. This past year the 2016 Summer Olympics…

The history of the Ancient Olympic Games is based on religious mythology, warfare, mind-body harmony and competition and all took place at the altar of the Sky god Zeus in the grounds of his Olympia Temple. In 776 BC the first Olympic Games occurred in Peloponnese Greece (International Olympic Committee, 2012). The exact reason for the initiation of the games is a mixture of mythology and history and has been explained through time as “the consequences of divine intervention” (The Olympic…

Ancient Greece was a very influential period for Europe and other parts of the world too. Ancient Greece from 800-150 BC was a very influential period for the Greeks. From around 800-500 BC they discovered many new different art styles and encountered many different forms such as architecture, pottery, sculpture. This period in ancient Greece is known as the Archaic Period. During this period the Greeks had discovered many new political enhancements. They were enlightened with the idea of a…

the Greek government loosened its budget once again as it entered the euro currency. The games were just one of several areas where public spending was unchecked and funded by unsustainable borrowing. Although the hosting of the 2004 Olympics in Athens represented a unique opportunity for the expansion and improvement of Greece’s tourism industry, the obvious lack of coordination between commercial providers and public governing bodies inhibited the development of a joint strategic approach to…