ryans epicccc blog about the olyimpics






did you know that in the olyimpics men were naked tehe






OH AND THEY USED TO THROW IRON BALLS






AND STEL BALLS WERE THE HEAVYET






and herdeling was the same as running but you jump over objects


The Olympic Games have been hosted by 23 different countries.




For the next few years the Olympic Games were diminished to a local sports event. But after these years of decline, the Olympic Games had a second heyday during the Roman Empire. After the political and social conditions went back to normal during the reign of Emperor Augustus , the temple of Olympia, and the Olympic Games, started flourishing again - both financially and culturally.


WOWEEEEE




The early Games were a religious festival from 776 B.C.






The first Olympic Games took place in the 8th century B.C. in Olympia, Greece. They were held every four years for 12 centuries. Then, in the 4th century A.D., all pagan festivals were banned by Emperor Theodosius I and the Olympics were no more.




However, the athletic tradition was resurrected about 1500 years later: The first modern Olympics were held in 1896 in GreeceIn ancient Greece, athletes didn’t worry about sponsorship, protection, or fashion – they competed naked.