The Olympics, then and now....
Ancient and Modern Olympic Sports
http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/Olympics/
In this online exhibit on the ancient Olympics, created using materials from the Perseus Project, (a digital library on ancient Greece from Tufts University), "you can compare ancient and modern Olympic sports, tour the site of Olympia as it looks today, learn about the context of the Games and the Olympic spirit, or read about the Olympic athletes who were famous in ancient times. " (from the web page). In the section entitled "The context of the Games and the Olympic Spirit", you will find information on the spectators at the games, the Greek city-states and the religious festival , and the role of politics in the ancient games.
The Ancient Olympic Games Virtual Museum
http://tenaya.cs.dartmouth.edu/olympic/
This virtual museum includes a short history of the ancient Olympic games, information about the various contests, and the famous competitors. In the section "Panathenaia Exhibit", you will find beautiful images and graphics of the various contests.
The Real Story of the Ancient Olympic Game
http://nisc9.upenn.edu/museum/Olympics/olympicintro.html
Based on an article by David Gilman Romano, keeper of Collections of the Mediterranean section of the University of Pennsylvania Museum, this web site addresses questions such as: "Were the ancient games better than ours? More fair and square? More about sports and less about money? Are modern games more sexist? More political? Have we strayed from the ancient Olympic ideal? "
Olympics through Time
http://sunsite.sut.ac.jp/olympics/
From the Foundation of the Hellenic World, this site presents an overview of the Olympics and is divided in three sections: prehistory, antiquity, and revival.
International Olympic Committee
http://www.olympic.org/
Official site of the International Olympic Committee
Sydney 2000
http://www.olympics.com/eng/
Official Site of the Sydney 2000 Olympics
US Olympic Team
http://www.usoc.org/
Official Site of the United States Olympic Committee
This web page is maintained by Helene Lafrance. Created 09/18/00.