what is the difference between the ancient olympics and the modern olympics?
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Our modern Games and the Ancient Olympics are different in many respects – today's Olympics are strictly secular, whilst the Ancient Olympics were steeped in religion; our modern Games have 42 disciplines, compared to the six of the Classical world; today, men and women of all nationalities are invited to compete, ...
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What was the biggest difference between government in ancient Athens and in ancient Rome? Athens allowed all citizens to vote, while Rome was a republic. ... Each city-state had its own form of government. Read the passage from a speech given by the Athenian leader Pericles.
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A key difference between Special Olympics competitions and those of other sports organizations is that athletes of all ability levels are encouraged to participate. Competitions are structured so that athletes compete with other athletes of similar ability in equitable divisions.
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Hellenic studies focuses on the study of the Ancient Greeks. ... Hellenistic studies focus on the study of the Ancient Greeks between 323 BCE and 146 BCE. The difference between the Hellenic period and Classical Greece lies in the date of 323 BCE: When Alexander the Great died.
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Italy last held the Olympic games in Turin in 2006. Cortina d'Ampezzo previously hosted the Winter Olympics in 1956.
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The modern day Olympics and the Ancient Olympics were held every four years except when there was a war. Also they both had participants that competed against each other. However, in the Ancient Olympics only free men who spoke Greek could compete. ... From swimming to pole vaulting the Olympics has it all.
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Commonwealth and Olympic Games, both are international events that consist of multiple games. ... The main difference between the two is that in the Olympic Games countries from around the world compete, whereas in the Commonwealth Games only the countries that are part of the Commonwealth of Nations compete.
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The first modern Olympics took place in 1896 in Athens, and featured 280 participants from 13 nations, competing in 43 events. Since 1994, the Summer and Winter Olympic Games have been held separately and have alternated every two years.
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Greek tragedy and Old Comedy were radically different from most modern dramas, while Greek New Comedy, Roman Comedy, and some Roman tragedies were closer in style to modern drama. ... Ancient drama was performed outdoors using natural light while contemporary drama is performed indoors using artificial light.
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One of the most visible difference between the ancient buildings and the modern ones is the use of materials. ... On the other hand the modern buildings, especially the high rise ones cannot be imagined without a glass façade.
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Ancient and modern civilizations are similar in that they both have a division of labor, social classes, an administrative system, a written language, architecture and art styles and large population centers, such as cities and towns.
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Basketball is a sport contested at the Summer Olympic Games. A men's basketball tournament was first held at the 1904 Olympics as a demonstration; it has been held at every Summer Olympics since 1936.
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Wrestling had been contested at the Summer Olympic Games since the sport was introduced in the ancient Olympic Games in 708 BC. ... In February 2013, the IOC voted to drop wrestling from the Summer Olympic programme, effective 2020.
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Equestrianism made its Summer Olympics debut at the 1900 Summer Olympics in Paris, France. It disappeared until 1912, but has appeared at every Summer Olympic Games since. The current Olympic equestrian disciplines are Dressage, Eventing, and Jumping. ... The horse is considered as much an athlete as the rider.
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Olympic history As from the 1908 Olympic Games in London, Greco-Roman wrestling has always been included on the programme. Since the 1920 Antwerp Games, there have been both freestyle and Greco-Roman wrestling competitions. ... At the 2000 Olympic Games in Sydney, the Greco-Roman wrestling programme was modified.
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The difference between Ancient and Old. ... When used as adjectives, ancient means having lasted from a remote period, whereas old means of an object, concept, relationship, etc., having existed for a relatively long period of time.
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The differences that the two religions have are surface level differences. The most obvious difference deals with the number of gods. In Christianity, there is only one god: Yahweh. ... The excepted number of Olympian Gods is 12; however, there are other gods that are worshiped within Greek Mythology.