The Ancient Greek Olympics differ greatly from Olympics today. Today there is more than one Olympic, winter and summer. The Olympics were started to unite all the different city-states, as it does today. Back then though, not all women could watch the Olympics as they do today. For a woman to watch the Olympics back then, they would have to be virgins, unmarried and without children. Although it is under dispute, the athletes who participated in the Ancient Olympics are thought to have competed in the nude. Like the Olympics today, in Ancient Greek Olympics, if a city state broke a rule such as cheating or bribery they would be banned from the Olympics. Also back then like today they would practice for a long time to compete in the Olympics. Another difference is that for the athletes back then one of the main reasons for competing was to prepare for war.
citation:
"Olympic rings." commons wikimedia. Web. 17 Feb 2010.
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