Please add the following listing to your cart, and make a note in the personalization section of what the expected arrival date is: We print on acid-free, heavy-duty, 10oz stretched natural cotton canvas.Ī RUSH SERVICE IS AVAILABLE for products needed within an urgent timeline. We offer several different stain options for you to choose from: White, Natural Pine, Whitewash, Grey, Barnwood, Early American, Tuscany, Dark Walnut, Tobacco, Ebony, and Black. ![]() If you order a custom frame, it adds an extra 1.5” of height and 1.5” of width! The depth with our frames is 1.5”. Our traditional canvases are 7/8” in depth. These sizes represent the printed area of each print. Our frames can be hung vertically or horizontally please specify your preference in the personalization section of the order. Not every space is built the same, and we want to make sure that we offer a size that will fit yours well! Some of the most popular sizes that we offer are 8x10, 9x12, 11x14, 12x12, 12x24, 16x20, 18x24, and 20x24. Whether acquired for your own religious household or presented as a thoughtful gift to a fellow believer, this artwork will infuse your living space with a deep sense of devotion and inspire you to embrace the profound impact of love in all aspects of life. At least 40,000 spectators would have packed the stadium each day at the height of the Games’ popularity, in the second century AD, with many more selling their wares outside.This 1 Corinthians 16:14 canvas print is more than just a decorative piece it is a powerful symbol of the transformative power of love in our lives. The Games lasted a full five days by the fifth century BC and saw running, jumping and throwing events plus boxing, wrestling, pankration and chariot racing. Pock-marked by olive trees, from which the victory wreaths were cut, and featuring an altar to Zeus, it was a hugely sacred spot. On the middle day of the festival a vast number of cows were slaughtered in honour of Zeus, King of the Greek Gods – once he had been given a small taste, the rest was for the people.įor the first 250-plus years all the action took place in the sanctuary of Olympia, situated in the north-western Peloponnese. ![]() Kyniska, daughter of a Spartan king, took advantage of this, claiming victory wreaths in 396BC and 392BC.Īt their heart, the Games were a religious festival and a good excuse for Greeks from all over the Mediterranean basin to gather for a riotous barbeque. There was, however, a loophole to this misogynistic rule – chariot owners, not riders, were declared Olympic champions and anyone could own a chariot. All free Greek males were allowed to take part, from farmhands to royal heirs, although the majority of Olympians were soldiers. The threat of invasion or not, the Games took place every four years from 776BC to at least 393AD. So, they actually had to delay putting the army together to defend the country against the Persians.” “The classic example is that when the Persians invaded Greece in the summer of 480 (BC) a lot of the Greek city states agreed that they would put together an allied army but they had a very hard time getting one together because so many people wanted to go to the Olympics. “It is hard for us to exaggerate how important the Olympics were for the Greeks,” Paul Christesen, Professor of Ancient Greek History at Dartmouth College, USA, said. ![]() Here, we give you the essential lowdown, highlight our favourite facts.įull of blood, passion and extraordinary feats of athletic endeavour, the Olympic Games were the sporting, social and cultural highlight of the Ancient Greek calendar for almost 12 centuries. From boxing contests with no weight classifications or point scoring to chariot racing where danger lurked on every corner, it is easy to see why the Ancient Games enthralled the Greeks for so long.
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