Notes about the Ancient Olympics

• The origins of the Ancient Olympic Games are unknown, but survived.
• The Olympic Games first started in Olympia, Greece, a sanctuary site for the Greek gods near the towns of Elis and Pisa.
• The sanctuary of Zeus in Olympia housed a 12 metre high statue in ivory and gold of Zeus the father of the Greek gods, scalped by Phidias.
• There will be an Olympic games every four years.
• Only men were allowed to go and take part in the Olympics.
• The Greek citizens could take part in the Olympics first and then the colonies could try to take part.
• Only young people were allowed to take part in the Olympics.
• The award for wining the Olympics was an olive branch.
• None of the women were allowed to take part in the Olympics except for the equestrian event.
• The main event in the ancient Olympics was running.