History of Athletics - Roman Period

History of Athletics - Roman Period.

When the Romans ruled Greece, the Olympic Games fell into decline so great that even the emperor
Nero came to become champion (he was the only competitor in his proof).
This decline is due to the Romans that the sport was an activity that mattered more to the viewer than the
athlete himself, contrary to what was given to the Greeks. Roman Circuses, so different from the Olympic stadium prove
this.
Theodosius I was in that 393dC, extinguished the Olympic games given the advice of Ambrose, Bishop of Milan, to end
with all pagan festivals, including the Olympic Games.
Nearly 1,500 years passed until he thought of reviving the Olympic tradition born in Greece and buried in Rome.

Source: Athletics