IMPORTANCE

SITE

OLYMPIAD

RULES

ATHLETIC EVENTS

Boxing

Javelin

Pentathlon

Discus

Jumping

Running

Equestrian contests

Pankration

Wrestling

Messengers/Trumpeters

OLYMPIC VICTORS

ART

Olympic contests in antiquity

The ancient Olympics included a notable amount of events. Many of these are ancestors to modern Olympic Games and followed rules and regulations familiar to modern athletes. The ancient Olympic Games were the following:

- Boxing
- Wrestling
- Discus
- Javelin
- Pentathlon
- Jumping
- Running
- Pankration
- Equestrian events
- Messengers and Trumpeters contest

Topography:
Short description of the monuments at ancient Olympia

3D reconstructions:
Some of the most important buildings in ancient Olympia rendered in three-dimensions.

VRML:
3D reconstruction of the Temple of Zeus in ancient Olympia.

Other games:
Short reference on other famous contests in ancient Greece

In the first person:
Young Ariston shares his experience in the Olympic Games

Olympic victors:
Database of the ancient Olympic victors based on each athletic event and each Olympiad

Specimen sources

Bibliography