Why Did The Romans Cancel The Olympics For 1,502 Years? | Time Travels | Absolute History
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- čas přidán 7. 07. 2024
- In this episode, Tony journeys back to 776 BC to witness the birth of the ancient Olympic Games, held in honor of the Greek god Zeus. He uncovers why the Roman Empire banned them and how the games reappeared in an English village thousands of years later. In World War II Tony discovers why a brawl involving 3000 men erupted with the arrival of U.S. soldiers on Australian soil, and what unique solution authorities devised to save a crucial alliance. Tony finds out how a courageous female swimmer in 1912 challenged the social taboo of mixed bathing to compete in Sweden. And a trip to the 1850s reveals the origins of the 8-hour working day and how it ties into one of the world's longest-running rivalries
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00:00 Intro
01:22 Invention of Austus
05:31 The Olympics
20:42 The Ashes
25:45 Outro
I really like Tony, his voice and the manner in which he brings history to our homes! I remember seing him the first time on TV when I was about 13 or so, i loved listening to him....those were some beautiful times...
Fascinating story and history lesson. Loved it 🤓. Moments like these make me wish we had a time portal to view these events with our own eyes. I'm so curious about life during other times.
Glad you enjoyed it 💚
Me too, bro. It would be so cool to have a time machine. I'm thinking like the Epoch from Chrono Tigger! Then I could bring along a few items for protection or to make my time in the past a heck of a lot easier! A couple boom sticks, Kevlar vest, boots, MREs, or just a simple lighter, just as a few quick examples. Also I see you're account over on UFC type channels (I think... right?). I know I seen you commenting on other channels. It was cool seeing you here, lol!
Thank you, Tony
This was a great episode 👍
Love watching documentaries like this
These are so cool!!! It’s like something I would watch on history channel… I thought about it because for a sec I thought it was history channel 🤣
😆 he's like my own little British storyteller... I'm going to sleep now...
@Skrompeterto I mean history channel from when it was good, Mysteries at the Museum, The Curse of Oak Island, History’s Greatest Mysteries… the good old days… I miss ‘em
15:48 I've never seen this type of editing used. It's good but almost edging on comical 😄
Luv these shows! hope to see more! 👍
More to come!
It's interesting that Sir Tony got to revisit the town of Much Wenlock, as a dig there was one of the first done by Time Team.
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Why Did The Romans Cancel The Olympics For 1,502 Years?
was this the beginning of rules?!?
Quit clickbaiting your video titles!
Just wondering when a still huge number of women worldwide, including the First World, is going to get their 8 hours of recreation. So far, most of it is filled by mostly even more work that is not paid at all.
19th century people were amazing! This was a beautiful little documentary into the past! Thank you for sharing!
Cricket is such an anomaly every other sport I have at least some idea of the concept how to play it but not cricket no not cricket nothing makes sense in cricket
Perfect timing with the Olympics starting next week!
Because the current Olympics have nothing to do with the ancient accept for the name.
It's kinda obvious.
If Romans kept Helsing game they would have been the Roman Catholic olympia Omnia or something like that. And since their form of Christianity it up tight and lame, you know how sports was banned for ages.
Isn't it like the British to claim fame.
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I love Tony, but that was a terrible attempt at an American accent
Sounds to me like ole Milo was murdered by some jealous Asshats who outsmarted him; then made a mockery of it by inventing saying outta it that is still around today.
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Sounds like the champion fighter Milo was murdered and left out for the wolves to eat by sore losers tired of being beaten by him. 🤔