Social Studies: Break in theOlympics

The Ancient Greek Olympic were held every for years in tribute of there god Zeus. Even after the Romans conquered Greece the games continued.

Roman emperor Theodosius ended the games after converting to Christianity. He felt the games were a glorification of the Greek gods. He put an end to the games.

The games remained history until 1892,When French baron Pierre de Coubertin tried to revive the games. In 1896 the first modern Olympic game was in Athens with 311 athletes from 13 nations.

Sources:
The Greatest Stories Never Told by Rick Beyer