The ancient origins of the Olympics

The ancient origins of the Olympics - Armand D'Angour

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8 жыл бұрын

How did the Olympics become the greatest show of sporting excellence on Earth? Dig into the history and evolution of the global event.
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Thousands of years in the making, the Olympics began as part of a religious festival honoring the Greek god Zeus in the rural Greek town of Olympia. But how did it become the greatest show of sporting excellence on earth? Armand D’Angour explains the evolution of the Olympics.
Lesson by Armand D'Angour, animation by Diogo Viegas.
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@thomasharlovic7470 7 жыл бұрын

The Olympic Committee should bring back the poetry event of the Summer games.

@dolphin2yvette 4 жыл бұрын

Thomas Harlovic true

@revinhatol 2 жыл бұрын

Agreed!

@MultiSciGeek 8 жыл бұрын

I am so glad the Olympic games were revived. I wish more of such things happened.

@Notorious-AP 4 жыл бұрын

4 years ago lol

@MultiSciGeek 4 жыл бұрын

@@Notorious-AP 1 minute ago lol

@Notorious-AP 4 жыл бұрын

OHM-968692 the olympics are every 4 years its cool lol

@DeniseXdeSC 3 жыл бұрын

Like build a "Neo Pompei"

@linusbach2164 2 жыл бұрын

they were not revived. Some capitalist commercialized sports event happens to bear the same name

@paulalderson1934 3 жыл бұрын

Is anyone else watching this for homework

@rynew 3 жыл бұрын

I am

@foziaahmed8568 3 жыл бұрын

I am

@MiralAwadalla 3 жыл бұрын

@anonymous76545 3 жыл бұрын

I am

@evanshoulders3674 3 жыл бұрын

@CTheNice 8 жыл бұрын

Ah nothing reminds me of ancient Greece like a 1940s-like TV broadcast.

@sandrarivera1262 7 жыл бұрын

Same

@aliciavomitsunicorns1815 7 жыл бұрын

They had color TV in the 40's?

@zachos-un6py 7 жыл бұрын

+alex nes aah yes nothing bad happened in the 40s especially the fist half of the 40s, it was truly the most blissful and wonderful time in human history... right? (heavy sarcasm)

@hiukas. 6 жыл бұрын

XDDDDD

@teacoffee7809 6 жыл бұрын

go winter olympics!!!!!

@CHAS1422 8 жыл бұрын

391 AD they shut down the games. In 405 AD they murdered the last librarian, Hypatia, in Alexandria and burned the Seripium. In 529 AD they closed the Academy of Athens and sent the scholars into exile. The Christians of late antiquity turned off a lot of lights prior the dark ages.

@loriefranceschi2590 8 жыл бұрын

+CHAS1422 That's why we had the dark ages. Who turned out the lights? Why the Christians turned them out.

@josephang9927 8 жыл бұрын

It is not clear who killed Hypatia, and you could blame many pagan and christian thinkers who were very anvious of her.

@josephang9927 8 жыл бұрын

Also, the alexandrian library was destroyed by muslims fer in the middle ages. Christians probably destroyed some pagan books, but they admired ancient thinkers and preserved their works in monasteries.

@CHAS1422 8 жыл бұрын

+Joseph Ang History must always be taught in absolute truths. Patriarch Cyril and his Lackey Peter, along with a mob of Christians were responsible for the death of Hypatia, (daughter of Theon), and there is no question among historians . Theophilus, mentor of Cyril, burned the Seripium to the ground in a show of Christian dominion a decade earlier. Orestes, the last of the secular governors of Alexandria, was deposed and exiled soon after the death of his friend Hypatia. The library had no protection and was lost in history after these events. All literary focus after Christian hegemony was established in Alexandria at the beginning of the 5th century was Theological drivel. These events were almost 200 years prior to the blood and devastation wrought by the invading Muslims. I doubt the 4th century Christians had any respect for preserving pagan works on geometry, or neoplatonism. Christianity is best when it submits to secular laws and secular science. It is worst when theological laws and education are the laws of the land.

@Soletestament 8 жыл бұрын

+CHAS1422 >.> Catholicism, which was the only brand of Christianity at the time, was a government. And prior to that it was a doomsday cult. Neither of which are relevant to the majority of religious practices in the present. Religion is nothing but a form of government. As such they're going to do things governments throughout history have done. Including forcefully controlling information through the destruction of historical works and siccing their people on minorities to distract them from poor governance. It irks me how many people can't see that. Worse that they can't see the difference between one religious institution and another. Seriously it's like saying Sweden is responsible for exterminating native Americans because the US and Sweden are both Democracies.

@aaronfawcett9911 8 жыл бұрын

The way you did the audio without bass was creative... but annoying

@jakeself1911 8 жыл бұрын

+Aaron Fawcett It was meant to sound like an old, early 20th century news broadcast. I don't know what they sounded like when they were new, but that's basically what some of them sound like now.

@eduardodominguez6579 8 жыл бұрын

+Aaron Fawcett I agree!! should've done it for a little bit then go back to normal... its just annoying for a long period of time

@DIANAROSS4EVER 6 жыл бұрын

I just turned on the subtitles lol

@JonatasAdoM 7 жыл бұрын

The Olympic spirit will never die.

@ranelgallardo7031 2 жыл бұрын

@Louie Moffatt Shut up.

@Jobe-13 3 жыл бұрын

You guys had lots of fun making this. The animation with the music reminds me so much of old CN shows. Talk about nostalgia.

@reaper411b 2 жыл бұрын

we don't value strength as a society. we encourage cowardice and pussification, and the strong are torn down by the weak.

@valeriecallaghan8119 5 жыл бұрын

You forgot to explain that they started the olympics to honor Nike, the goddess of victory and competition

@ashleypolglase4722 4 жыл бұрын

Not sponsored

@eros-arcana 4 жыл бұрын

@Jocelyn Bencosme Everything is based on Greek mythology😹

@shieldmaidenarreh4265 3 жыл бұрын

you know, its interesting how so many companies and places in the modern age are influenced by acient greek and Roman names.

@richadubey4398 3 жыл бұрын

No... zeus the king of gods

@obsole7475 3 жыл бұрын

Some say if u promote adidas shoes, u will get Nike’s attention

@bonescraps6526 8 жыл бұрын

Love the art style of this one.

@huonggiangnguyen4250 2 жыл бұрын

Watching this today as the Olympic Tokyo 2020 kicks off! 😁😁 Just so touched to see the spirit of the people merge into one, no hate, no division! Love that sportsmanship! ❤️

@reaper411b 2 жыл бұрын

we don't value strength as a society. we encourage cowardice and pussification, and the strong are torn down by the weak.

@oneglocciboi9501 4 ай бұрын

Well... this didn't aged like wine

@CodeDarkBlue 8 жыл бұрын

"now there's a winning streak, if ever WE'VE seen one..."

@babygang297 4 жыл бұрын

Fai schifo

@mayurib8017 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for subtitles in so many languages ❤️❤️

@blockheadwithaknife2921 2 жыл бұрын

The animators never disappoint us

@albertoticotaco 8 жыл бұрын

loving the animation

@jimparsons6803 4 жыл бұрын

And the winners were granted with 'free meals for life,' I recall reading that somewhere. A boon that was sometimes extended to that winner's immediate family, again I read that somewhere. So excellence in foot racing eventually migrated to excellence to other endeavors like, science, math .... there's a pattern here.

@reaper411b 2 жыл бұрын

we don't value strength as a society. we encourage cowardice and pussification, and the strong are torn down by the weak.

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@davidndiulor8428 8 жыл бұрын

+Katie Smith *sigh*

@ruby1314 4 жыл бұрын

Yes, you are very NoLoGe

@eager_sandwich 3 жыл бұрын

Hopefully her grammar is better now that she is 17

@itsjusttt.rebekah 3 жыл бұрын

nologe. PLSSSS

@adamender9092 3 жыл бұрын

@@itsjusttt.rebekah you're not funny

@sachiconza9406 2 жыл бұрын

Who's here from the 2021 Tokyo Olympics Opening Ceremony?

@pressnow415 3 жыл бұрын

This animation style is so good

@crazyqueen9341 8 жыл бұрын

This channel is GREAT! I get home schooled and it helps a LOT!

@itsrainingcatsanddogs 2 жыл бұрын

You still being homeschooled?

@ERosa1991 8 жыл бұрын

So the Olympiads began just 23 years before the founding of Rome in 753 BC (of which the Roman calendar was based) and lasted for millenia (more than 11 centuries at least). They saw the Founding of Rome (as a Kingdom), the Roman Republic and most of the Roman Empire.

@aragoniusde8145 6 жыл бұрын

Eric William Rosa now compare it with other parts of world like india egypt china iran Mayans like olympics saw a fall of lot of dynasties and empire over the time

@sokra 8 жыл бұрын

this animation was hilarious

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@yueranlu9728 8 жыл бұрын

your info helps me a lot thanks

@RebeccaYoung-dj6ip Жыл бұрын

This was a fun and engaging video.

@raziakhatoon9027 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the information

@sk-zk3yw 3 жыл бұрын

The teacher is showing us this in our online classes lol and I’m here commenting 😀

@naan000 2 жыл бұрын

oh same

@aadityashrivastava7541 2 жыл бұрын

same lol

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Thanks this will help me

@anandpimputkar3122 3 жыл бұрын

Twas really fun watching this video

@Melsie874 8 жыл бұрын

This is awesum

@thisismemarty 11 ай бұрын

I really love this video because its sound is awsome and because I can learn so much of this. Edit: I also love the way it looks actually looks like its an old movie :D

@manyche94 8 жыл бұрын

Incredible that they've got nothing on the Trials of Salem

@Meowwwwmeowhi 3 жыл бұрын

anyone else here cause they have to watch it for school? or is it just me. >_>

@kirrryt91 3 жыл бұрын

@oliviaplaysrobloxx8864 3 жыл бұрын

Me too

@Emily-fs8fl 2 жыл бұрын

mee

@Cladine030 7 жыл бұрын

Awesome Video Thanks.

@jeonjungkook1009 2 жыл бұрын

Who else is watching 2021 Olympics 😍

@lid1312 5 жыл бұрын

I love this guys voice

@GTXDash 8 жыл бұрын

Video games in an old reel of film? Mind blown

@davidguerra2575 8 жыл бұрын

good things must continue

@JadenBreeze 6 жыл бұрын

I have a 10 minute video project worth 20% of my grade due tomorrow over the Ancient Greek Olympics and I haven't started yet.. this video might have just saved me

@rarabatheporkbuddy-p6881 5 жыл бұрын

This is where BREAD WINNERcame from. Cuz a Baker is the 1st winner of Olympics

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@Namyag2357 8 жыл бұрын

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@X-Ternal 4 жыл бұрын

392 AD: Theodosius joins the chat 527 AD: Justinian joins the chat

@utpalmishra6417 3 жыл бұрын

It’s amazing information

@michelacaruso9817 6 жыл бұрын

I love the olyimpics its so cool to learn where they come from

@pronk1438 2 жыл бұрын

our teacher showed this to us and when the part where the dude ran without pants my teachers face was hilarious :D lollololol

@galaticboom 4 жыл бұрын

The first olympic game begin in honor to Poseiddon, also called Mystic Games!!

@taniaandrade8490 8 жыл бұрын

I loved this video

@Demokritiades 8 жыл бұрын

then it was made for folks like you

@lulum5581 7 жыл бұрын

this video came in our maths quiz competition 😃

@ranelgallardo7031 5 жыл бұрын

Lulu M What does this have anything to do with math?

@meepmeep181 3 жыл бұрын

I gotta get this done for my social studies class

@zaraselmani6488 8 жыл бұрын

GYMNASTICS! (even though it wasn't mentioned in the video)

@devonheaton3639 8 жыл бұрын

thanks because my little bro wanted to watch greece withme and just thank you

@lqvesvy 2 жыл бұрын

I've always wondered how my teacher finds these.

@enchantedcodex901 4 жыл бұрын

Love it

@janeli5014 4 жыл бұрын

I was hoping for a video about Olympus. I read the title wrong...

@muhammadhafizihsanulhaqqi2373 24 күн бұрын

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@jonic211 8 жыл бұрын

New subscriber :D

@atharvatiwari7849 3 жыл бұрын

Very nice

@rohanpatla4139 6 жыл бұрын

Cool!

@successwoman7654 3 жыл бұрын

OMG the music

@MauriceGucci 3 жыл бұрын

Watching this instead of the Tokyo 2020 opening ceremony.

@gatochanthefirstone3621 2 жыл бұрын

AND HERE WE ARE CELEBRATING THE gods FROM THE PAST AND PEOPLE CANT EVEN REALIZE >_>

@justinmarkrivera5092 6 жыл бұрын

Bet you someone is gonna talk about him almost doing a dab at 1:59

@durkskuntunemun 3 жыл бұрын

We're no strangers to love You know the rules and so do I A full commitment's what I'm thinking of You wouldn't get this from any other guy I just wanna tell you how I'm feeling Gotta make you understand Never gonna give you up Never gonna let you down Never gonna run around and desert you Never gonna make you cry Never gonna say goodbye Never gonna tell a lie and hurt you We've known each other for so long Your heart's been aching, but You're too shy to say it Inside, we both know what's been going on We know the game and we're gonna play it And if you ask me how I'm feeling Don't tell me you're too blind to see Never gonna give you up Never gonna let you down Never gonna run around and desert you Never gonna make you cry Never gonna say goodbye Never gonna tell a lie and hurt you Never gonna give you up Never gonna let you down Never gonna run around and desert you Never gonna make you cry Never gonna say goodbye Never gonna tell a lie and hurt you (Ooh, give you up) (Ooh, give you up) Never gonna give, never gonna give (Give you up) Never gonna give, never gonna give (Give you up) We've known each other for so long Your heart's been aching, but You're too shy to say it Inside, we both know what's been going on We know the game and we're gonna play it I just wanna tell you how I'm feeling Gotta make you understand Never gonna give you up Never gonna let you down Never gonna run around and desert you Never gonna make you cry Never gonna say goodbye Never gonna tell a lie and hurt you Never gonna give you up Never gonna let you down Never gonna run around and desert you Never gonna make you cry Never gonna say goodbye Never gonna tell a lie and hurt you Never gonna give you up Never gonna let you down Never gonna run around and desert you Never gonna make you cry Never gonna say goodbye Never gonna tell a lie and hurt you

@sarthakbhalerao1045 8 жыл бұрын

should have mentioned baron rober pieere de coubertine as well. he was the one to initiate the modern olympics

@anandpimputkar3122 3 жыл бұрын

Grrrreeeeeeaaattttt video guys

@miezylsdiary5012 7 жыл бұрын

can you do egyptian gods?

@aboykiy8030 4 жыл бұрын

Wow! I didn't know ancient greeks had TV's and microphones and computers able to do video editing and effects.

@Mukation 8 жыл бұрын

.... Why is the title in Swedish!? have i accendently activated some sort of auto translator or was it you guys?

@eeelio 4 жыл бұрын

traduttore automatico

@retyeahyeahyeah5401 4 жыл бұрын

the class and I are watching it write now

@robloxwartycoon 3 жыл бұрын

you go boy

@elmoonthestreetwiththepowd6283 2 жыл бұрын

Hello my teacher wanted me to watch this for history

@walterjutzet9519 5 жыл бұрын

nice

@staracademy4306 6 жыл бұрын

cool

@altagraciafriasparedes4064 7 ай бұрын

In my school, we learned the Olympic game story, and we like everyone like the story my class like the story my teacher, Miss Rivera, Miss Cochran, everyone like you and Miss calroy 0:16

@mahboobgadadalli9219 4 жыл бұрын

What was the first game to be played at the Olympics?

@user-qm1ji6re2z 5 жыл бұрын

Очень. Очень интересно. Точто нужно для детей

@Nuiisvly Жыл бұрын

Just searching this up bc I'm into history 😐💪

@makeitmelt2446 4 жыл бұрын

What is the summary

@chingchongwingwong1300 8 жыл бұрын

Make a video of history vs Cthulhu

@Myno_ 4 жыл бұрын

Whats the music?

@tonekodoneko 4 жыл бұрын

My Latin teacher made me watch this

@jakeself1911 8 жыл бұрын

They should bring back music and literature for the Olympics.

@cathalodiubhain5739 3 жыл бұрын

Tailteann Games in Ireland are much older than the Olympics

@haydengolden2647 4 жыл бұрын

2:02 though!

@jdharddrive101 2 жыл бұрын

Amen

@thevillamerafamily8042 2 жыл бұрын

Who's here after Hidilyn Diaz brought Philippines its first gold medal? 🥇

@revinhatol 2 жыл бұрын

UP AND AT 'EM!

@psp1150 8 жыл бұрын

welcome to COLUMBIA, come and worship our lord and saviour Combstock

@Goofygoblinguy 3 ай бұрын

Wowee

@alexhuynh4023 6 жыл бұрын

the olympics actually continued throughout the roman reign so.... great vid thought

@vanmars5718 3 жыл бұрын

😒 exactly. As the video says Olympic Games stopped during the reign of the Roman Emperor Theodosius...in the 4th century after Christ. During the Christian era of the Roman Empire...so, you confuse the timeline....great comment thought

@grvnge_imani1049 3 жыл бұрын

Why does this sound like a 1920s documentary

@marlonyo 8 жыл бұрын

what is it with guys posting single letters

@anousheh4828 3 жыл бұрын

School is so stressful lol

@oliviaplaysrobloxx8864 3 жыл бұрын

Ikkk

@mohammedabbaschalil6980 Жыл бұрын

🔥

@creativityzero9407 2 жыл бұрын

A lot of interesting facts. I wonder: why does a man think that tear away his clothes will help him during a competition?

@tedmink7568 2 жыл бұрын

Its got to do with Ancient Greek culture and their appreciation of the male physique.

@user-yw7xt2pw8u 2 жыл бұрын

It is said that men from different cities used to compete and when the winner to his homeland they used to destroy the protecting walls of the city. That's because they were proud for his win and sure enough they have someone with strong mind and body to protect the land from enemies 🇬🇷🇬🇷🇬🇷