March 1

Today in Western Civ we finished watching the Philosophy Video. Once we were done that we worked in our groups on the project that we have to do. This is a slide of the powerpoint that we have started.


  • The Stadium of Ancient Olympia was a holy place for the Ancient Greeks, where all the sports activities were dedicated to the God of Zeus
  • Seat capacity of 20,000 spectators and all seats were made from mud
  • The Stadium would also host the Heraia Games which were the games for women, held in honor of the Goddess of Hera
  • Racetrack od 200 meters long and 30-34 meters wide
  • Startinging and finishing lines are indicated by 2 stone marks which are 193 meters apart

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  • All athletes competed without any attire.
  • Wrestlers and pankration (a sort of mixed martial art which combined boxing and wrestling) competitors fought covered in oil
  • Corporal punishment awaited those guilty of a false start on the track
  • There were only two rules in the pankration  no biting and no gouging
  • Boxers were urged to avoid attacking the on display male genitals
  • There were no points, no time limits and no weight classifications in the boxing
  • Athletes in the combat sports had to indicate their surrender by raising their index fingers – at times they died before they could do this
  • Boxers who could not be separated could opt for klimax, a system whereby one fighter was granted a free hit and then vice-versa – a toss of a coin decided who went first

    Then class was over and we left.

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