The Olympic Games began in ancient Greece when a man named Coroebus won a footrace. Held every four years in Olympia, Greece, the games were a religious festival that brought peace and featured competitions. Though expanding over time, the ancient Olympics ended when the Roman emperor Theodosius abolished them in 394 AD. The modern Olympics restarted in 1896 in Athens and have continued to be held every four years, bringing the world together through sports.

1. TheOlympicGamesBy Gabriela Adolphs

2. How it all started…when a young Greek man named Coroebus won a running race. The original Olympic Games were religious in nature. Every four years, Greek athletes and spectators from towns and outlying areas made a truce and travelled peacefully to Olympia to engage in competitions. The stadium at Olympia could seat 50,000 people.

3. Why it stopped…. As time passed, more games found their way into the Olympic roster. After the Romans conquered Greece, the Olympic Games lost their appeal because champions demanded monetary prizes. Finally in A.D 394, the Roman emperor Theodosius decreed that the games be halted.

4. Hot it restarted….The modern Olympics witch is what we compete in now restarted in 1896 The 1896 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the I Olympiad, was a sport event celebrated in Athens, Greece, from April 6 to April 15, 1896. It was the first international Olympic Games held in the Modern area, because Ancient Greece was the home of the Olympic Games, Athens was perceived to be a choice to stage the modern Games. It was chosen as the host city during a congress organized by Pierre De Coubertin a Frenchman and historian, in Paris, on June 23, 1894

5. Some more information…….Every four years, men from all over Greece came to compete in an athletic festival in western Greece (Women had no permission to compete or to watch). This was called the Olympic games because the place was called Olympia. It was a religious festival to honor the Greek gods Zeus and Hera When it was time for the games, the rulers of Elis sent out messengers all over Greece and to the Greek colonies around the Black sea and the Mediterranean. They declared a period of peace for a month.

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7. ThanksThank you for watching my slide show about the Olympic games