Did Ancient Greek Men Be Allowed To Compete In The Ancient Olympics?

The Olympic Games were held in honor of Zeus. They are held once every four years. The athletes who competed were thought to be heros. The olympics are an athletic contest, an athlete is someone who competes. They were started in 776 BC in Olympia. The olympics were only held in one location which was Olympia, Greece. Only boys could compete in the ancient day Olympics. The modern day Olympics have drastically changed since the ancient Greek Olympics. Only men used to be able to compete in the ancient olympics. Women were not allowed to compete in the ancient olympics. Although most of the time social class mattered in ancient Greece at the ancient Olympics games it did not, any social was allowed to compete. “Every boy born in ancient Greece used to start an athletic training as primary education and any boy who showed promise in some sport could set his sights on competing in the Olympic Games. (Goran, Nikolov. "Top 5 Ancient Athletes in Ancient Greece).” The boys and men of Greece took the olympics very seriously and competitively. The participants did not play with clothes on, they competed naked. Now men and women are both allowed to participate in the olympics.

“The Greeks believed that having a fit body was a way of honoring the gods”(Nicholson, 156). The games helped keep the peace between the Greeks. Wars were postponed so people could compete and attend the games. “During the summer the olympic games were held, and the Spartans were excluded because they had not observed the Olympic Truce” (Nicholson, 292) Lichas from Sparta entered his chariot in the name of the Boeotian State and won. He was disqualified after which almost resulted in a riot. When an athlete from a city would win an event it made the city look as if it was even more powerful. Almost all Greek cities sent athletes to represent them at the