1. Ancient Olympic Games and
Athens
By: Dariano Moore, Amelia Rubin,
and Michaela Quattrucci

2. Athens
• Athens already hosted the Olympic
Games because Mount Olympus was in
Athens.

3. Athens
• Athens was a beautiful and busy and rich
because they had natural resources like
silver, lead, and marble.

4. The Start
• The Ancient Olympic Games started in
776 bc.

5. Gold Olive Wreaths
• The prize for being in the Olympic Games
was a Gold Olive Wreath

6. Olympic Events
• Some Ancient Olympic Events were races,
wrestling, boxing, chariot racing, horse
races, Pentathlon and Pankration.

8. Olympiad
• The games happened every 4 years, this
time period was known as the Olympiad.

9. The End
• The Ancient Olympic Games ended in 391
ad. Emperer Theodosius was the one that
ended the games.

10. Thank You
• Thank You for watching our slideshare.