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Cups medalsCUPS STEWARD / MEDALS STEWARD / STATUETTES OF PLASTICS Premium attributes are cups of a medal, prizes and figurines which send to us on historical data even from carrying out of the first Olympic Games (776 year). There are millions myths about this Olympiad. However constant there are that founders were tsars, gods and heroes, and awards at that time were only olivesprigs as the first imitation on cups of a medal. And there were all competitions in Olympia in honor of strongest of gods Zeus. Olympia entirely owes its fame game, which at the same time carried out only once in four years and were only a couple of days - it was originally. That's cups and medals of their appearance. In the summer solstice, all participants in honor of the gods lit the fire at all the altars of Olympia. And the best runner was supposed to light it for sacrifice. Cups medals waiting their owners, while others fought for supremacy in the light of fire outbreaks. Since that first contest, and we received a tradition of lighting the fire and the torch relay is often even through whole continents in the country of the Olympics. Thanks to modern technology for this relay race can see all the people of our planet so little. How to read the facts, the Amsterdam stadium first learned what the game, cups and medals for such a long pause, hosted a flame at Olympia in 1928. However, a controversial issue - the fire that the gods or not. But in any case, it did not become an obstacle for these athletes, who were to win In Greece, there were several types of competitions - in this Delfav Pythian Games, which were held in honor of the god Apollo. The best were rewarded not cups medals and laurel wreath. There are Isthmian Games at Corinth Isthmus - in honor of Poseidon. Cups medals here replaced a wreath of pine branches. Nemean games were in honor of the great and almighty Zeus. In those days, a beautiful body was the motive of the ancient Greek art. Therefore, the participants - whether male or female, were exclusively found naked. Women are strictly forbidden to attend the show - not the death penalty, cups medals they have not seen. Predecessors such as winning medals cups prepared in advance and in huge quantities. For the duration of play increased and was between 14 - 15 days, and Floralia - 6 - 7 days. The total duration of all holidays reached up to 76 days a year. Cups medal here would have been popular. Holding the festival always takes place in two stages. The first of which was a pathetic procession led by a magistrate. It was called the pump, as distinguished sublime solemnity. Cups medals are awards for the competitions. The second phase has already dealt with specific events that were held at the arena, as well as horse racing, running, fist fighting and ristaniya chariots. A final third - which came in the course of cups medals to be awarded the best athletes of the best. Also gaining popularity in the capital of Greece, Rome, similar to our modern heroic gladiator fights (with the VI century BC), where only the strongest survive. The highest award for bravery and strength was life, and not cups medals. In Rome, the fashion for such a brutal sub-species competition came from the Etruscans. But soon they became more specific representations in connection with the funeral of the nobility. It was only in 394 AD the great Roman emperor Theodosius had banned all Christianity and pagan spectacle. Orthodox does not become such a deal - God was now alone. On the whole fifteen hundred years of the Olympics and everything it touched - cups medals forgotten. Began to fall the spirit of all people - no one was ready for such radical changes. Sports no longer had that democratic values, that in the cultural development of ancient Greece. A coin cups have become less popular. Now cups medals, more and more popular. B.А. Read also: |