the first ancient olympic games were held in 393 ad.
when were the first ancient olympic games held?
393 ad
list of ancient olympic victors





























the current list of ancient olympic victors contains all of the known victors of the ancient olympic games from the 1st games in 776 bc up to 264th in 277 ad, as well as the games of 369 ad before their permanent disbandment in 393 by roman emperor theodosius i. it is based on available modern sources, as well as the older ones such as the writings of pausanias (2nd century ad) and chronicle of eusebius (3rd century ad).





























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list of ancient olympic victors
in the olympics, there was a race in armor, the "hoplitodromos", which reflected the games' origins as a means of training for warfare. the torch-relay race was added to entertain the crowds. this event was run the night before the ancient olympic games began (olympic sports - foot races). today we honor this tradition with the olympic torch. one event that was not ever in the ancient olympic games is the marathon. what is called a marathon today gets its name from the distance covered by the runner pheidippides over the course of three to four days from athens to sparta and then back to marathon in 490 bce. he was sent to gain the help of the spartans against the attack of the persian army in marathon. in 1896, at the first modern olympics, the very first modern-day marathon was run. to honor the history of greek running, greece chose a course that would mimic the route run by pheidippides. the race course covered . the route started at a bridge in the town of marathon and ended in the olympic stadium reference perseus project. another event in the ancient olympic games was the pentathlon. the pentathlon was a combination of five events: discus, javelin, jumping, running and wrestling. this race reflected the ancient greek belief that one's body should be strong as a whole and not just in one area. aristotle describes a man's ultimate physical beauty as a body capable of enduring all challenges. this is why he viewed the athletes in the pentathlon as the most beautiful of them all.
running in ancient greece