When were the olympic games banned from greece?
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What happened when the Olympic Games were banned from Greece? In what year were the Olympic Games banned from Greece?
emperor Theodosius I suppressed them
AD393
Ancient Olympic Games
olympic games banned from greece
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The ancient <b>Olympic Games</b> were originally a festival, or celebration, of and for 
Zeus; events such as a footrace, a javelin contest, and wrestling matches were 
added later. The <b>Olympic Games</b> (Ancient <b>Greek</b>: Ὀλύμπια, Olympia, &quot;the 
Olympics&quot;; also ... In 394 Theodosius I <b>banned</b> all pagan festivals, but 
archeological evidence&nbsp;... This article is about the history of competitors at the <b>Olympic Games</b> using 
<b>banned</b> athletic ... of any external device to nefariously influence the outcome of a 
sporting event has been a part of the Olympics since its inception in Ancient 
<b>Greece</b>. The modern <b>Olympic Games</b> or Olympics are leading international sporting 
events featuring ... Their creation was inspired by the ancient <b>Olympic Games</b> (
Ancient <b>Greek</b>: Ὀλυμπιακοί Ἀγῶνες), ... The IOC conceded in the first two cases, 
but refused to <b>ban</b> New Zealand on the grounds that rugby was not an Olympic 
sport. The <b>Olympic Games</b> is a major international multi-sport event. During its history, 
both the ... Rhodesia was <b>banned</b> from participating in the Olympics as the result 
of a 36 to 31 vote by the IOC held ... <b>Greek</b> triple jumper and long jumper 
Paraskevi Papachristou was expelled by the <b>Greek</b> Olympic Committee after 
posting a&nbsp;... The 2004 Summer Olympics officially known as the Games of the XXVIII 
Olympiad and ... The 2004 Summer <b>Olympic Games</b> cost the Government of 
<b>Greece</b> €8.954 billion to stage. ... Therefore, with the return of Afghanistan (who 
had been <b>banned</b> from the 2000 Summer Olympics), the number of participating 
nations&nbsp;... During the parade of nations at the opening ceremony of the <b>Olympic Games</b>, 
<b>Greece</b> always enters the stadium first and leads the&nbsp;... Fani Chalkia also transliterated as Halkia or Khalkia, is a retired <b>Greek</b> hurdler. 
An athlete of Olympiacos, Chalkia won the gold medal in the women&#39;s 400m 
hurdles at the 2004 Summer <b>Olympics</b> in Athens. During the semifinals Halkia set 
an <b>Olympic</b> record of 52.77 seconds. ... Chalkia denied she has taken any 
<b>banned</b> substance, and asked for her &#39;B&#39;&nbsp;... Varazdat was a king of Arsacid Armenia from 374 until 378. Derived from Middle 
Persian warāz ... According to the &quot;Chronicle of Eusebius,&quot; the <b>Olympic Games</b> 
were <b>banned</b> in 394 by Emperor Theodosius as pagan. ... 1998 a statue bust of 
Varazdat was installed at the International Olympic Academy in Olympia, <b>Greece</b>. Chariot racing was one of the most popular Iranian, ancient <b>Greek</b>, Roman, and 
Byzantine ... Chariot races could be watched by women, who were <b>banned</b> from 
watching many other sports. ... A chariot race also was said to be the event that 
founded the <b>Olympic Games</b>; according to one legend, mentioned by Pindar, 
King&nbsp;... <b>Olympic</b> sport, 688 BC (Ancient <b>Greece</b>) 1904 (modern). Boxing is a combat sport 
in which two people, usually wearing protective gloves, throw punches at each 
other for a predetermined amount of time in a boxing ring. Amateur boxing is both 
an <b>Olympic</b> and Commonwealth <b>Games</b> sport and is a ... 1897 when several 
states <b>banned</b> the showing of prize fighting films from the&nbsp;...
AD 393
Ancient Olympic Games