Once upon a time in... Ancient Greece, the Olympic Games (but not as we know them).

很久很久以前古希臘，奧林匹克運動會（但不是我們所知道的那樣）。

Running, jumping, throwing, wrestling, boxing, horse racing.

跑步、跳躍、投擲、摔跤、拳擊、賽馬。

We've got it all going on, welcome to Olympia.

奧林匹克運動會的最初舉辦地。

My name is Leonidas, I can run really fast, I've pretty much dominated the running events at four consecutive Olympic Games.

我叫列奧尼達斯，我跑得非常快，連續四屆奧運會的長跑項目幾乎都是我的天下。

One day they'll make a statue of me with the inscription, he had the speed of a god.

總有一天，他們會為我塑像，並刻上 "他擁有神一樣的速度"。

The Olympic Games are a massive deal for us, they're held every four years to honor the king of the gods, Zeus.

奧林匹克運動會對我們來說意義重大，它每四年舉辦一次，以紀念眾神之王宙斯。

So there is much a religious festival as a sporting event.

是以，宗教節日和體育賽事一樣多。

The statue of Zeus here is one of the seven wonders of the ancient world.

這裡的宙斯雕像是古代世界七大奇蹟之一。

And on the third day, the middle day of the games, 100 oxen are sacrificed in his honor.

第三天，也就是比賽的中間一天，人們要為他獻祭 100 頭牛。

The games are so important that a truce or ekecheiria is called across the city states of Greece.

由於比賽非常重要，希臘各城邦都休戰了。

Meaning all wars or disputes must be paused so that athletes and spectators can travel safely to and from Olympia.

這意味著所有戰爭或爭端都必須暫停，以便運動員和觀眾能夠安全往返奧林匹亞。

And this is the stadium where it all happens, now these guys are just training, so they're allowed to wear pants.

這就是發生這一切的體育場，現在這些人只是在訓練，所以他們可以穿褲子。

But when they perform during the games, they've got to be naked and covered in olive oil.

但當他們在比賽中表演時，他們必須赤身裸體，渾身塗滿橄欖油。

So, let's start with running, as I said, I'm the best of all time.

那就從跑步開始吧，我說過，我是史上最棒的。

All the races take place on a straight track in the stadium that's about 185 meters long.

所有比賽都在體育場內長約 185 米的直線跑道上進行。

The stadion race was one length, the diaulos was two lengths, and the dolichos was... longer.

stadion賽程為一個長度，diaulos賽程為兩個長度，而dolichos賽程......更長。

I didn't do that race, so I have no idea how long it was, and people can't seem to agree how long it actually was anyway.

我沒有參加那場比賽，所以我不知道比賽到底有多長，而且人們似乎也無法就比賽到底有多長達成一致。

I've won the stadion, the diaulos and another race called the hoplitodromos.

我贏得了 stadion、diaulos 和另一項名為 hoplitodromos 的比賽。

When we run in full military armor in 40 degree heat.

當我們在 40 度的高溫下穿著全副武裝跑步時。

There are combat sports, wrestling, boxing and pancration, which is a mix of boxing and wrestling where pretty much anything is allowed.

這裡有格鬥運動、摔跤、拳擊和搏擊（Pancration），後者是拳擊和摔跤的混合運動，幾乎什麼都可以參加。

The throwing events are discus, athletes hurl a heavy discos made of bronze, iron or stone as far as they can.

投擲項目是鐵餅，運動員將銅製、鐵製或石制的沉重鐵餅投得越遠越好。

And javelin, athletes hurl a wooden spear as far as they can.

標槍，運動員將木製長矛投擲得越遠越好。

In the long jump, athletes jump as far as they can using weights in their hands to gain momentum rather than a long run up, there's also a man playing a flute to help them get into a swinging rhythm for the jump.

在跳遠比賽中，運動員利用手中的重物獲得動力，而不是長距離奔跑，儘可能跳得更遠，還有一個人吹著笛子，幫助他們進入跳躍的搖擺節奏。

The pentathlon is a five event contest combining running, jumping, discus, javelin and wrestling.

五項全能比賽包括跑步、跳躍、鐵餅、標槍和摔跤五個項目。

Now you may have noticed there aren't any women in here.

現在你可能已經注意到了，這裡沒有任何女性。

That's because women are not allowed to take part in the games.

Except in one capacity, training the horses for the equestrian events.

除了一個身份，那就是為馬術比賽訓練馬匹。

The first woman to win an event as a trainer that is, was Cynisca of Sparta.

斯巴達的賽尼絲卡是第一位以馴獸師身份贏得比賽的女性。

She won the four horse chariot race with her team in two consecutive Olympics.

在連續兩屆奧運會上，她與她的團隊贏得了四馬戰車比賽的冠軍。

Her victories have inspired women all over Greece to start taking part in the horse events.

她的勝利激勵著希臘各地的婦女開始參加馬術比賽。

The other events are a two horse chariot race and a horse riding contest.

其他活動包括雙馬戰車賽和騎馬比賽。

The chariot races are pretty violent with everyone bashing into each other as they race.

戰車比賽非常激烈，每個人在比賽時都會互相碰撞。

Oh, and the chariot drivers are the only ones who aren't naked, guess it might spook the horses.

哦，只有戰車駕駛員沒有裸體，我想這可能會嚇到馬。

If you win your event or multiple events like me.

如果你像我一樣贏得了你的賽事或多個賽事。

You'll give in a wreath of leaves and you become a legend in your home city.

你會獻上一圈樹葉，成為家鄉的傳奇人物。

Touched by the gods, as they say, I'm not one to disagree.

俗話說，神來之筆，我不敢苟同。

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