Comparing Ancient Greece Oylpic Games to Modern Day Olympics

The Olympic games from the past and present have similarities and differences. In Ancient greece the games were used as a means of getting men fit to be in the military where today it involves professional athletes instead of training soldiers. The games were thought of as a way to show honor to the Gods in ancient Greece and that the Gods would champoin the winner and haver power over others which is a little like today in that the winners are crown with medals. The earliest events in the games were foot races, the earliest two being a race about 192 meters long and later being the diaulos, which measures to about 12 laps around a track today. Later on, other events such as boxing, wrestling, and the pancration which was an events that combined all forms of physical attack. Even later after that there were horse drawn chariot races and other things like mule races. Comparing these to modern day, some of the games played in the modern Plympics are a lot like what was played in the ancient world. In the ancient world a victorious athlete would bring great honor back to his home, much like today. The ancient Olympics ofGreece and today's have many similarities but the Olympics have come a long way since then.

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1. http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Olympic_rings.svg
2. http://ow.ly/156BA