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24 paź 2019 · Women of Lacedaemon won Olympic victories, and two prominent members of the Greek Ptolemaic dynasty in Egypt—Belistiche, courtesan of Ptolemy II who competed in the 268 and 264 games, and Berenice II (267–221 BCE), who ruled briefly as queen of Egypt—competed and won chariot races in Greece.
1 dzień temu · Olympic Games - Women, History, Sport: Although there were no women’s events in the ancient Olympics, several women appear in the official lists of Olympic victors as the owners of the stables of some victorious chariot entries. In Sparta, girls and young women did practice and compete locally.
the women: were the ancient olympics just for men? Along with the athletic contests held at ancient Olympia, there was a separate festival in honor of Hera (the wife of Zeus). This festival included foot races for unmarried girls.
This course highlights the similarities and differences between our modern Games and the Ancient Olympics and explores why today, as we prepare for Rio's 2016 Olympics, we still look back at the Classical world for meaning and inspiration.
8 lip 2024 · Every four years in ancient Greece, boys and men traveled to Olympia to honor the god Zeus by competing in the Olympic Games. There’s evidence that another sporting event was held at the same...
16 paź 2020 · Many ancient Greek women won Olympic victories after Kyniska, but none were as famous as she. Kyniska erected at least two life-size bronze statues of herself at Olympia.
9 gru 2016 · Comparing women’s roles dating to the days of the ancient Olympic Games—when their fair gender was forbidden observation, never mind participation, even being refused as spectators at their revival, in 1896—it is a thrill to monitor how far female...
