The ancient Greeks invented athletic contests and held them in honor for their gods. The Isthmus game was staged every two years at the Isthmus of Corinth. The Pythian games took place every four years near Delphi. The most famous game held at Olympia South- West of Greece, which took place every four years. The ancient Olympics seem to have began in about 776 BC, in honor of Zeus. No woman was allowed to watch the Olympics and only Greeks were aloud to participate. Would you be mad if you couldn't attend the Olympics because of your gender?
I had the same topic and i think it is really unfair on how the gender matters because their were probably a lot of woman who could have won some of the games but it's hard to tell because back then men thought they were better than woman which was probably true,but that doesn't mean that they weren't good enough,so will if your were the greek ruler would you allow woman to compete?
ReplyDeleteI would be furious, that's like how women couldn't vote, but I'm glad that they now can. Gender shouldn't be a factor, I think it's your decision if you want to watch/attend or not. I watch the Olympics now and I enjoy it because it shows skill and what humans can do if you work hard. If women couldn't you wouldn't likely know their determination and skill. If I was a greek ruler I would say ANYONE could participate, unless if they were enemies. What games did the use skill on in Greece's Olympics way back?
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