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Newspaper
Roswell Daily Record
Location
Roswell, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Jul 06, 2016
Page
12
The text traces the Olympic Games from ancient Greece to the modern era. It notes the start in 776 B.C. at Olympia with Zeus worship, the evolution from one day to five, male participation, restrictions on married women, and the Olympic truce enabling safer travel and intercity harmony.
Ancient athletes trained months for competitions and entered naked. Events were all individual with no team sports. Core events included stade 200 meters diaulos 400 meters and dolichos seven to 24 stades. Long jump used weights for a forward boost while discus resembled today’s but started as stone. Javelin used leather strap spin. Wrestling and boxing existed with pankration as the toughest event.
In a historic report, judge Olive traces variables across the stade track as javelin throws and pankration bouts shape the event. A wrestler known as Zeus claims the palm and the top honor, with traces of race results and a winning sequence noted for the Olympiad.
The text outlines ancient Olympic events at Olympia with horse and chariot races in a wide Hippodrome. Winners received palm leaves, red ribbons, then an olive crown in formal ceremonies. The games lasted over a millennium before Emperor Theodosius I halted them in 393 AD. archaeologists have since explored Olympia since 1776.
April humor about whale chewing and a blubber pun leads into Eco Note on the role of bugs in health of Earth. It explains worms improving soil and spiders reducing pests, and credits The New 50 Can Do to Save the Earth. The Mini Page thanks the Olympic Museum Educational and Cultural Services for help.
The note directs readers to bbs am universal dot com for teaching guides related to standards based activities accompanying the feature. It points to an online resource portal with guides for educators to align with curriculum standards.
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