THE OLYMPIC GAMES

FOTOCOPIA

Durante el tercer trimestre vamos a estar trabajando las dos grandes civilizaciones de la Antigüedad que han marcado el devenir de nuestra cultura, religión, idioma y costumbres. Se trata de las civilizaciones griega y romana.

Uno de los aspectos más interesantes de la civilización griega son los Juegos Olímpicos, que aunque bastante cambiados han llegado a nuestros días y cada cuatro años se siguen celebrando.

In our class we will read a text about the origins of the Ancient Olympic Games. They were born in Olympia, and there are many legends around its begginings.The Ancient Olympic Games were so different to ours, because only Greek men could participate. As you know there were several events such as wrestling, boxing, chariot racing, javelin, discus, etc.

In 2004, some weeks before the Olympic Games in Athens Televisión Española made a series in which the Ancient Olympic Games were reconstructed. Have a look at these videos on Youtube and you will see what the Ancient Olympic Games were like.

Have a look at the chapters on Youtube:

Campeones de Olimpia Cap. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10

Then have a look at The Ancient Olympic Games on the BBC (click here)