A brief history of myths truce architecture and enrichment of ancient Olympic Games (original) (raw)

2017, International Journal of Advanced Research and Development

The Greeks were first to provide systematic and philosophical attitude toward physical education and sport. The aim of this study to discuss the foundation of the ancient Olympic games, Reviewing the myth & truce, construction, architecture, masonry, progression, Golden age of the games and the social dominance, repercussion of physical education, and sports. A systematic search of ancient Olympic, myths, truce, culture to find all relevant data. Starting of this work from the Archaic period (800 to 500BC) to Roman Greece period (146BC to 330 Ad) and also include the Classical period (500 BC to 323 BC) and Hellenistic period (323 BC to 146BC) in between them. And it's preceded by the Minoan, Mycenaean civilization (1700-1,600 B.C) and Dark ages (1200-800BC). Through the truce, during the 9th century BC Ipthios 1st started the games in peace. The Classical era (5th to 4th century BC) most developmental periods of the Olympics and the falls of the pyrotechnics started after this period approximately 146 BC. Keywords: ancient olympic, myth, truce, golden age