Lost History-Ancient Athletes

[flyyhi]

i was doing biology but somehow i found this video, i learn how in some movies always have a muscular person with a pea brain.

[peri2502]

I wonder how modern day athletes would hold up against the ones from those old times if put against each other. I would assume: not very well.

[mrPersonahlity0003]

i really love the stupidity of ancient people... accusing a statue for murder?!?! lol 

[lokotron1]

@mrPersonahlity0003 I really hate the stupidity of modern people. Not considering cultural relativity? lame.

[hailabg]

Good stuff, I have a question are we sure the first Olympics were in Athens??? Or is it the first recorded Olympics in History were in Athens???

[tokarski21]

@hailabg I don't know. I'm sure there were smaller versions of it around, and like I recently leaned and put in another video, the idea could have come from as far away as Ireland.

[Nightman221k]

I never learned that until just now. That is so cool. Thank you for making this video. Fantastic videos I'm eager to see more! :D

[tokarski21]

@Nightman221k Thanks. I got a new one coming out tomorrow.

[Steadno]

great video!

[tokarski21]

Thanks!

[flyingiza]

thanks..i will show this to my students at school...

[tokarski21]

Hope they like it.

[flyingiza]

well i have a topic about olympic games to cover in my syllabus, it inrerested me, guess it would interest too...thanks again

[tokarski21]

Sounds like it will fit in to your subject perfectly. I'm honored your including it.

[bigdud12345]

1:47 nice hands dick lol

[festina44]

Brilliant video!

[tokarski21]

Thank you, Christine.

[christinesenter]

I absolutely love the way you do your videos. Both informative and entertaining. This is why I love ancient history. Thanks

[lc8ergr1]

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[lc8ergr1]

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[givebeesachance]

This is what happens when you believe everything you read on the internet.

[tokarski21]

These stories aren't all to be believed - and they're much older than the internet.

[lc8ergr1]

BELIEVE IT!!!

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[redvirusX]

The intestines thing I thought was kinda funny, as they considered it 2 blows.

I'm surprised they wasn't any record of someone just destroying their opponents throats instead of taking a punch.

[tokarski21]

There probably is.

[heba48]

wow thanks for posting this

[tokarski21]

My pleasure. Thanks for watching.

[Weedies11]

Lol, some of it sounds too outrageous to be true, but chances are it probably did happen, and I bet those guys would murder today's Olympians.

[tokarski21]

Probably some of it is too outrageous - but they are great stories.

[fordalulz123]

Nah...well maybe..

Today's olympians have more knowledge of human anatomy and train meticulously using this knowledge for maximum improvement.

[RaeOfficial]

Thank you thank you thank you for the history! I LOVE HISTORY! But mostly, than you for your video on Minoan Canibalism. I am doing a project on Minoan History and I was getting bored with reading, but watching your video actually peaked my interest! This one is awesome too! =)

[tokarski21]

Thank you, Rae.

[highlife53]

Awesome vids man!! i liked the one about the midieval mysteries a lot.

[tokarski21]

Thanks. The 'mysteries' episode is very popular. I should probably do another one.

[tokarski21]

I remember first hearing some of these stories when I was young, too. I'm glad the video sparked the memories. I'm sure your grandfather told the stories better.

[almyman]

u sure did ure homework on this one. my grandfather was from greece and he told me all the storys about theese men of glory and thou his storys was a little diffrent from the information u pulled out in this exelent vid. its almost the same. i will give it top grade becourse this vid rocks and rember me of my grandpa getting me in to boxing and wrestling PEACE man

[lc8ergr1]

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[megatron103]

jesus and tupac! you sir are good

[ThaSilverSurfer]

really cool, appreciation!

[olealg88]

I want more!;)

[tokarski21]

Thanks, I'm working on it.

[feltes45]

AMAZING! this rocks!!!!

[tokarski21]

I'm glad you liked it.

[ajax0032]

very cool!!!

[joshuaslong]

Awesome

[aetos12]

Informative, you have done a good job! The most part of Olympic spirit is the grace of these ancient anthelets, no matter in Olympia or Delphi.

[icebabeVJ]

I was hooked by the cover image of the video. Then I read the title. Then I played it back. And saved to favorites.

Nice concept! A dot com project, the info is out there.

By the way, all these greek names pronounced in english is great fun!

[tokarski21]

By great fun, do you mean I came close? I probably said each name 20 different ways until I got what I thought might be close. The info is out there, but not the pronunciations.

[raven1234]

yay, another one...

[tokarski21]

Thanks, raven. You're my #1 fan.