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Q&A<\/span><\/h1>\n\n

Could women compete in the ancient Olympics?<\/h2>\n\n
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WHEELY GOOD FUN<\/strong> Although this modern illustration suggests otherwise, women in ancient Greece (and Rome) weren\u2019t allowed to race chariots<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n
SHORT ANSWER<\/span><\/h5>\n\n

Not only could they not take part, most women weren\u2019t even allowed into the arena<\/strong><\/p>\n\n

LONG ANSWER<\/span><\/h5>\n\n

Kyniska, a Spartan <\/span>princess, was the first woman to win at the ancient Olympics, twice claiming the equivalent of a gold medal (a crown of olive leaves) in the tethrippon, <\/em>or four-horse chariot racing, in 396 and 392 BC. is was something of a loophole as she won on account of owning and breeding the horses, not taking part in the actual games.<\/p>\n\n

In truth, women could not participate in the ancient Olympics (or even watch, if they were married) on penalty of death. The only female spectators<\/span> allowed were young unmarried women and the priestess of Demeter, who was given a place of honour next to the altar. e restriction didn\u2019t stop one determined mother sneaking in, though.<\/p>\n\n

Kallipateira of Rhodes disguised herself as a male trainer so she could watch her son in the boxing. When caught, she wasn\u2019t punished \u2013 her grandfather was a king, after all \u2013 but the rules were changed so that trainers were required to strip before entering the arena to prove their manhood.<\/p>\n\n

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102<\/span> <\/h4>\n\n

The number of years, ending in 2006, Japan was technically at war with Montenegro since the latter had not been mentioned in the peace treaty that ended the Russo-Japanese War (1904\u201305).<\/strong><\/p>\n\n

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PICTURE CREDIT: ALAMY<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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SHORT ANSWER Not only could they not take part, most women weren\u2019t even allowed into the arena LONG ANSWER Kyniska, a Spartan princess, was the first woman to win at the ancient Olympics, twice claiming the equivalent of a gold medal (a crown of olive leaves) in […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":24,"featured_media":8047,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ub_ctt_via":"","purple_page_number":"74","purple_custom_meta_purple_page_number":"74","purple_seq_number":"1","purple_custom_meta_purple_seq_number":"1","purple_source_article":"article_74-1.xml","purple_custom_meta_purple_source_article":"article_74-1.xml","purple_source_issue":"Christmas-2021","purple_custom_meta_purple_source_issue":"Christmas-2021","purple_external_id":"Christmas-2021-74-1","purple_custom_meta_purple_external_id":"Christmas-2021-74-1","purple_issue_code":"|0000090391||","purple_custom_meta_purple_issue_code":"|0000090391||","purple_android_product":"com.im.historyrevealed.102","purple_custom_meta_purple_android_product":"com.im.historyrevealed.102","purple_ios_product":"com.im.historyrevealed.102","purple_custom_meta_purple_ios_product":"com.im.historyrevealed.102","purple_web_product":"","purple_custom_meta_purple_web_product":"","purple_publication_id":"a2288b80-d22c-492c-8b11-acb0804789ee","purple_migrated":"","kt_blocks_editor_width":"","apple_news_api_created_at":"2021-12-06T14:21:37Z","apple_news_article-theme":"","apple_news_api_id":"99695b3c-c972-4c07-9422-9b2b5694434b","apple_news_api_modified_at":"2022-01-07T13:07:29Z","apple_news_api_revision":"AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAQ==","apple_news_api_share_url":"https:\/\/apple.news\/AmWlbPMlyTAeUIpsrVpRDSw","apple_news_coverimage":0,"apple_news_coverimage_caption":"","apple_news_is_hidden":false,"apple_news_is_paid":true,"apple_news_is_preview":true,"apple_news_is_sponsored":false,"apple_news_maturity_rating":"","apple_news_pullquote":"","apple_news_pullquote_position":"","apple_news_article_theme":"","apple_news_sections":"[]"},"categories":[18],"tags":[55],"apple_news_notices":[],"featured_image_src":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2021\/11\/fb1406c9-bb1c-469f-938b-91ccf8165409.jpg","author_info":{"display_name":"importmanagerhub@sprylab.com","author_link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/bbchistoryrevealed\/author\/importmanagerhubsprylab-com\/"},"acf":{"readingTimeMinutes":"2","apple_news_title":""},"uagb_featured_image_src":{"full":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2021\/11\/fb1406c9-bb1c-469f-938b-91ccf8165409.jpg",1266,1001,false],"thumbnail":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2021\/11\/fb1406c9-bb1c-469f-938b-91ccf8165409-150x150.jpg",150,150,true],"medium":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2021\/11\/fb1406c9-bb1c-469f-938b-91ccf8165409-300x237.jpg",300,237,true],"medium_large":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2021\/11\/fb1406c9-bb1c-469f-938b-91ccf8165409-768x607.jpg",768,607,true],"large":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2021\/11\/fb1406c9-bb1c-469f-938b-91ccf8165409-1024x810.jpg",800,633,true],"1536x1536":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2021\/11\/fb1406c9-bb1c-469f-938b-91ccf8165409.jpg",1266,1001,false],"2048x2048":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2021\/11\/fb1406c9-bb1c-469f-938b-91ccf8165409.jpg",1266,1001,false]},"uagb_author_info":{"display_name":"importmanagerhub@sprylab.com","author_link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/bbchistoryrevealed\/author\/importmanagerhubsprylab-com\/"},"uagb_comment_info":0,"uagb_excerpt":"Q&A Could women compete in the ancient Olympics? 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