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Myth: Mythology: Age of Fable, Gods and Heroes
Index | pg. 52 |Previous Page - Next PageOlympic Games ...OLYMPIC AND OTHER GAMES
We may mention here the other celebrated national games of the
Greeks. The first and most distinguished were the Olympic,
founded, it was said , by Jupiter himself. They were celebrated
at Olympia in Elis. Vast numbers of spectators flocked to them
from every part of Greece, and from Asia, Africa, and Sicily.
They were repeated every fifth year in midsummer, and continued
five days. They gave rise to the custom of reckoning time and
dating events by Olympiads. The first Olympiad is generally
considered as corresponding with the year 776 B.C. The Pythian
games were celebrated in the vicinity of Delphi, the Isthmian on
the Corinthian isthmus, the Nemean at Nemea, a city of Argolis.
The exercises in these games were of five sorts: running,
leaping, wrestling, throwing the quoit, and hurling the javelin,
or boxing. Besides these exercises of bodily strength and
agility, there were contests in music, poetry, and eloquence.
Thus these games furnished poets, musicians, and authors the best
opportunities to present their productions to the public, and the
fame of the victors was diffused far and wide.
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Italy Travel Guide
A good starting point for researching Italy for travel or reference.
Venice - Piazza St. Marco (St. Mark's Square)
Venice - Gondola along the Grand Canal
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Venice - From the Train Station to St. Mark's 1
Venice - From the Train Station to St. Mark's 2
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Breathtaking Italy and France
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Florence and Venice
Arno River in Florence
Campania
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