The Olympic Games

[Sunny]

The first Olympic Games took place in 776 BC in Olympia , Greece . At the beginning it was essentially a local event and only an ancient running race was held. Later other sports were added and the Games came to include running, boxing, wrestling and pentathlon. From that point on, the Games slowly became more and more important throughout ancient Greece, reaching a peak in the 6th century BC and the 5th century BC The Olympics also had religious importance, as they were held in honor of Zeus., a statue of which was in Olympia. The number of competitions grew to twenty, and the celebrations spanned several days. The winners of the races were admired and immortalized. The Games were held every four years and the celebration period became known as the Olympiad. For the duration of the games (five days) wars were suspended throughout Greece: this was called the Olympic truce . The Greeks also used the Olympics as a method of counting the years. Even today they take place every 4 years.

Participation was reserved for free Greeks who could boast Greek ancestors. The need to devote a lot of time to training meant that only members of the wealthiest classes could consider participating. Slaves, barbarians, murderers, sacrileges and women were excluded from participation.

The Games gradually lost importance as Roman power increased in Greece. Problems related to corruption within sports competitions arose, as well as problems related to the safety of demonstrations.

The advent of Christianity had a decisive influence on the decline of the Games and their extinction. When Christianity became the official religion of the Roman Empire, Christian bishops and writers revealed their aversion to pagan celebrations and rites and their repulsion towards competition. [2] The Fathers of the Church in numerous writings exhort Christians to resist the infatuation of agonal games: St. Augustine harshly deprecated athletic spectacles. [2] It was thus that in 393 AD, in the wake of the massacre of Thessalonica (which occurred three years earlier), under the influence of the bishop of Milan Ambrose , the emperor Theodosiusbanned them, ending a history that lasted more than 1000 years.

The Olympic Games did not die: as early as the 17th century, a sports festival was held in England that took its name from the Olympics. In the following centuries similar events were organized in France and Greece, but these were small-scale and certainly not international events. This was the case at the time of the French Revolution when the Republic Olympics were held in 1796, 1797 and 1798. Interest in the revival of the Olympic Games grew when the ruins of ancient Olympia were discovered by German archaeologists in the mid- 19th century

At the same time a French baron, Pierre de Coubertin , was looking for an explanation for the French defeat in the Franco-Prussian war (1870-1871). He came to the conclusion that the French had not received adequate physical education, and set out to improve it. De Coubertin also wanted to find a way to bring nations closer together, to allow the young people of the world to compete in a sporting competition rather than in war. The revival of the Olympic Games would have made it possible to achieve both goals.

It was supposed to be a fun sport competition between races, today it's a kalergi circus. The same ruin also affects football and other sports and obviously all aspects of society and life.

 

[Seby]

Nice read

 

[Sundara]

Nice post! I read that the original Roman colosseum was held in honor of the Gods and to emulate spiritual allegories and the Gods themselves. Not for murder and sacrifice, ect.

 

[Sunny]

Nice read

Thanks!

 

[Sunny]

Nice post! I read that the original Roman colosseum was held in honor of the Gods and to emulate spiritual allegories and the Gods themselves. Not for murder and sacrifice, ect.

You're right and thanks!

The ancient name Amphitheatrum Flavium is derived from the emperors of the Flavian dynasty , during whose reign the Colosseum was built.

The name Colosseum (cf. the original ancient Greek kolossos ) can only be historically documented in the 8th century at the earliest . The predominantly accepted interpretation of this name is based on a colossal statue of the emperor Nero , which was converted into a statue of the sun god Sol after his death and placed next to the amphitheater. This Colossus , which stood at least until the 4th century, may have given the arena its name.

It can be ruled out that the Roman population of the Middle Ages called the building Colosseo simply because of its colossal dimensions , since the Italian word colosso for "colossus" has only been in use since the 15th century.

 

[Sunny]

Nice post! I read that the original Roman colosseum was held in honor of the Gods and to emulate spiritual allegories and the Gods themselves. Not for murder and sacrifice, ect.

You're right and thanks!

The ancient name Amphitheatrum Flavium is derived from the emperors of the Flavian dynasty , during whose reign the Colosseum was built.

The name Colosseum (cf. the original ancient Greek kolossos ) can only be historically documented in the 8th century at the earliest . The predominantly accepted interpretation of this name is based on a colossal statue of the emperor Nero , which was converted into a statue of the sun god Sol after his death and placed next to the amphitheater. This Colossus , which stood at least until the 4th century, may have given the arena its name.

It can be ruled out that the Roman population of the Middle Ages called the building Colosseo simply because of its colossal dimensions , since the Italian word colosso for "colossus" has only been in use since the 15th century.

The Amphitheatrum Flavium, the so-called Colosseum of Rome, was built after the invention of jewsus and therefore it is more than certain that there was also jewish influence in the Roman Empire. It is very likely that there were competition games of various kinds, horse races, brawls etc. Undoubtedly it was a great and ancient institution of entertainment. But I would not rule out that there were also cruel things as they were times of war and therefore there were slaves and defeated and besides, of course we cannot ignore the presence of the jews. But it must also be highlighted that humanity in those times was less developed and advanced scientifically and socially.

There is a lot of confusion and misinformation due to the corruption and rewriting of history by infiltrated jews around the world. They lied about Nero, accusing him of having burned Rome but in reality it was the jews and the xians who had burned Rome. Just as they lied about Hitler, accusing him of wanting to defeat and enslave the world in reality it is the jews who wanted and want to defeat and enslave the world. The jews infiltrated the Roman Empire, took control, exploited it, and finally destroyed it. They did the same thing with other powerful countries and they still do it today, obviously they infiltrate like viruses in all countries. Jews are a virus and a cancer put together for humanity.

 

[Sunny]

Nice read

Thanks!

It is believed that the contact between Christian Jews and Hellenes led some to give Hellene a religious value: the Hellene was a philosopher, therefore either an atheist or a polytheist and in any case a pagan. Over time, all pagans came to be called with the term Hellene. The development towards a purely religious meaning was slow and was completed approximately in the 2nd or 3rd century AD.

Several books written at that time demonstrate semantic change quite clearly. Saint Paul in his Epistles uses Hellene, almost always in association with the Jew, with the aim of representing the sum of two opposing entities. [17] Hellene is used in a religious meaning for the first time in the New Testament: in the Gospel according to Mark 7:26, a woman kneels before Jesus: "The woman was a Hellen, a Syrophenician by birth". Since the woman's nationality was Syriophenician, "hellene" (translated into "Greek" in some versions such as Reina-Valera or the King James Bible, and as "pagan" in others such as Ulfilas or Wycliffe) must therefore refer to his religion. Saint Athanasius of Alexandria wrote his Against the Hellenes in the 4th century. In this context, it simply means "pagan" in general, without distinction of race. If Theodosius I took the first steps against paganism, Justinian I supported reforms that started the pagan persecution on a maximum scale: the Corpus iuris civilis contained two statutes that decreed the total destruction of Hellenism.

The edict of Thessalonica, also known as Cunctos populos, was issued on February 27, 380 by the emperors Gratian, Theodosius I and Valentinian II (the latter was only nine years old at the time). The decree declares Christianity according to the canons of the Nicene creed as the official religion of the empire, prohibits firstly Arianism and secondly also pagan cults. To combat heresy, a confession of faith in conformity with the resolutions of the Council of Nicaea is required of all Christians. The text was prepared by the chancellery of Theodosius I and was subsequently included in the Theodosian Code by Theodosius II. The new law recognized the primacy in theology of the two episcopal see of Rome and Alexandria in Egypt. The edict, while proclaiming Christianity as the state religion of the Roman Empire, did not establish any specific directive on the subject. We will have to wait for the so-called Theodosian decrees, promulgated by Theodosius I himself, which between 391-392 regulated the practical implementation of the Edict of Thessalonica.

In 391-392, new decrees ("Theodosian decrees") tightened the prohibitions against pagan cults and their adherents, giving way to a real persecution of Paganism. Many temples were destroyed and acts of violence against paganism were endorsed: one of the best known was the destruction, in about 392, of the Serapeum of Alexandria, by the bishop of Alexandria Theophilus who, leading an army of monks, caused the killing of numerous pagans who were intent on their sacred functions. Furthermore, Archbishop John Chrysostom organized an expedition of fanatical ascetics to Antioch to demolish the temples and have the faithful killed, while Bishop Porphyrius of Gaza had the famous temple of Marnas razed to the ground [1] [2].

In 416 an edict of the Eastern Roman emperor Theodosius II established that only Christians could perform the function of judge, hold public offices and enlist in the army. All non-Christian judges, civil servants, and army officers were to resign. In 423 Theodosius II declared that all pagan religions were nothing more than "devil worship" and ordered punishments such as imprisonment and torture for all those who persisted in practicing them.

Subsequently, the emperor Valentinian III issued (July 17, 445) an edict that contributed significantly to the affirmation of the authority and primacy of the bishopric of Rome in the West. This edict, which was not valid in the eastern part of the Empire, fully recognized the jurisdictional primacy of the papacy, because "Nothing must be done against or without the authority of the Roman Church" [3].

In many cases, the policy of successive emperors was based on the assumption that the unity of the empire also required religious unity. Thus Justinian imposed heavy restrictions on all non-Christian religions. In 527 all heretics and pagans lost their state offices, honorary titles, teaching qualifications and public salaries. In 529, the closing of the philosophical school of Athens, the last still active center of excellence of pagan culture, was imposed, and in Constantinople and Asia Minor the still numerous pagans were forced to baptism [4].

The edict of Thessalonica is considered important by historians as it initiated a process according to which "for the first time a doctrinal truth was imposed as a law of the state and, consequently, religious dissidence was legally transformed into a crimen publicum: now the heretics could and should be persecuted as a public danger and enemies of the state "[5]. It should also be noted that throughout the Roman Empire and also during the Exarchate of Italy (which lasted until 752) the Church did not have civil or judicial power, which remained a monopoly of the state.

«THE EMPERORS GRAZIANO, VALENTINIANO AND THEODOSIO AUGUSTI. PUBLISHED TO THE PEOPLE OF THE CITY OF CONSTANTINOPLE.

We want all the peoples we deign to keep under our dominion to follow the religion that St. Peter the Apostle taught to the Romans, now professed by Pope Damasus and by Peter, bishop of Alexandria, a man of apostolic holiness; that is, that, in accordance with apostolic teaching and evangelical doctrine, one believes in the one divinity of the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit in three equal persons. Those who follow this rule will be called a Catholic Christian, while the others will be considered foolish heretics; at their meetings we will not give the name of church. They will be condemned first of all by divine punishment, then by our authority, which comes to us from the Heavenly Judge.

GIVEN IN THESSALONIC ON THE THIRD DAY FROM THE CALENDAS OF MARCH, IN THE FIFTH CONSULATE OF GRAZIANO AUGUSTO AND FIRST OF THEODOSE AUGUSTUS "

(Theodosian Codex, xvi.1.2)


Flavius ​​Theodosius Augustus (in Latin: Flavius ​​Theodosius Augustus; Hispania, January 11, 347 - Milan, January 17, 395) was a Roman emperor from 379 until his death. He was the last emperor to reign over a united Roman empire. In 380 with the edict of Thessalonica he made Christianity the only and obligatory religion [3] of the Empire; for this he was called Theodosius I the Great by Christian writers and the Eastern Churches venerate him as a saint (Saint Theodosius I the Great, commemorated on January 17).

Flavio Pietro Sabbatius Justinian (in Latin: Flavius ​​Petrus Sabbatius Iustinianus, classical or restitute pronunciation: [ˈflaːwɪ.ʊs ˈpɛ.t̪rʊs ˈsab.ba.t̪ɪ.ʊs juːs.t̪ɪ.nɪˈaːnʊs; Tauresio, 11 May 482 - Constantinople, 14 November 565) , better known as Justinian I the Great, was a Byzantine emperor from 1 August 527 until his death. Justinian, the last Byzantine emperor educated in the bosom of a family of Latin language and culture, is considered one of the greatest late ancient and early medieval rulers. His government coincided with a golden period for the Eastern Roman Empire, from a civil, economic and military point of view. As part of the Restauratio Imperii, the victorious campaigns of the generals Belisario and Narsete allowed part of the territories of the Roman West to be reunited with the Empire; a civil building project was completed which left architectural works of exceptional importance such as the church of Hagia Sophia in Constantinople; the imperial patronage also gave new life to culture, with the flowering of famous historians and writers, including Procopio di Cesarea, Agazia, Giovanni Lido and Paolo Silenziario.
The major legacy left by Justinian is the normative collection of 535, later known as Corpus iuris civilis, a homogeneous compilation of Roman law which is still the basis of civil law, the most widespread legal system in the world. In the West, Corpus iuris was taken as a reference text only starting from the Late Middle Ages, given that in the High Middle Ages both on Germanic law and on the law in use among the Latin people of expression and culture, the Codex Theodosianus had greater influence, enacted in the period of establishment of the Roman-barbarian kingdoms within a Western Empire in full dismemberment. The plague that, during the reign of Justinian, struck the Byzantine state and the entire Mediterranean basin marked the end of an era of splendor.

The Jews had a lot of power and authority and therefore they took things where and how they wanted. I would like to say one more thing. Empire is synonymous with kingdom and government. What I want to highlight is the value and importance of the breed. To increase your kingdom, you don't need to do racial mixing. But you certainly need more territory. Among allies, there should be no wars and there must be respect, justice and ethics. Speaking of wars, reconciliation is possible within certain limits and the only sure and certain solution is the complete and permanent destruction of adversaries and / or enemies. As we are more advanced, we will have more planets and therefore more territories. Scientists have claimed that life is possible on both Mars and Venus but further research is needed due to the conditions and situations of these planets and above all a much higher level of development of humanity is required.

The Greek culture, despite the geographic conformation of the continent favored the emergence of multiple independent political units (the poleis), was a homogeneous phenomenon, which affected all the Hellenic peoples, united by the same language; he attached great importance to knowledge and the search for truth: for the Greeks, approaching the truth meant approaching divinity, therefore they attributed an almost religious character to knowledge and sciences; in this context the ancient Greeks had sensed the importance of mathematics in the search for a knowledge closer to the truth and this would explain how the Greek civilization was able, in the space of a few centuries and with a limited population in number, to achieve remarkable goals in philosophy, mathematics and science.

I really like this quote about the Greeks!

 

[Anunakovich]

Первые Олимпийские игры состоялись в 776 году до нашей эры в Олимпии, Греция. Вначале это было по сути локальное мероприятие, и проводился только древний забег. Позже были добавлены другие виды спорта, и Игры стали включать бег, бокс, борьбу и пятиборье. С этого момента Игры постепенно становились все более и более важными по всей Древней Греции, достигнув пика в 6 веке до нашей эры и в 5 веке до нашей эры. Олимпийские игры также имели религиозное значение, так как они проводились в честь Зевса, статуя которого находилась в Олимпии. Количество соревнований выросло до двадцати, а празднования длились несколько дней. Победители забегов восхищались и увековечивались. Игры проводились каждые четыре года, и период празднования стал известен как Олимпиада. На время игр (пять дней) войны приостанавливались по всей Греции: это называлось олимпийским перемирием. Греки также использовали Олимпиаду как метод подсчета лет. Даже сегодня они проводятся каждые 4 года.

Участие было зарезервировано для свободных греков, которые могли похвастаться греческими предками. Необходимость уделять много времени обучению означала, что только представители самых богатых классов могли рассматривать возможность участия. Рабы, варвары, убийцы, святотатцы и женщины были исключены из участия.

Игры постепенно теряли свое значение по мере усиления римской власти в Греции. Возникали проблемы, связанные с коррупцией в спортивных соревнованиях, а также проблемы, связанные с безопасностью демонстраций.

Приход христианства оказал решающее влияние на упадок Игр и их исчезновение. Когда христианство стало официальной религией Римской империи, христианские епископы и писатели проявили свое отвращение к языческим празднествам и обрядам и свое отвращение к соревнованиям. [2] Отцы Церкви в многочисленных трудах призывают христиан противостоять увлечению агональными играми: Святой Августин резко осуждал атлетические зрелища. [2] Так, в 393 году н. э., после резни в Фессалонике (которая произошла тремя годами ранее), под влиянием епископа Милана Амвросия император Феодосий запретил их, положив конец истории, которая длилась более 1000 лет.

Олимпийские игры не умерли: еще в XVII веке в Англии проводился спортивный фестиваль, получивший свое название от Олимпиады. В последующие века подобные мероприятия организовывались во Франции и Греции, но они были мелкомасштабными и, конечно, не международными. Так было во времена Французской революции, когда в 1796, 1797 и 1798 годах проводились Олимпиады Республики. Интерес к возрождению Олимпийских игр возрос, когда в середине XIX века немецкие археологи обнаружили руины древней Олимпии.

В то же время французский барон Пьер де Кубертен искал объяснение французскому поражению во франко-прусской войне (1870-1871). Он пришел к выводу, что французы не получили адекватного физического воспитания, и решил его улучшить. Де Кубертен также хотел найти способ сблизить нации, позволить молодым людям мира соревноваться в спортивном соревновании, а не в войне. Возрождение Олимпийских игр позволило бы достичь обеих целей.

Это должно было быть весёлым спортивным соревнованием между расами, сегодня это цирк калерги. Та же самая разруха влияет на футбол и другие виды спорта и, очевидно, на все аспекты общества и жизни.

Изучаем символику Олимпийских игр 1936 года
Я понял, что
Цвета континентов
Атлантиды — это голубая Европа.
Гиперборея — это желтая Азия.
Австралия — это зеленая Лемурия.
Америка — красный пацифист
И черный Египет