The Olympic Games
In the ancient times, four great game festivals were held on the Greek island: The Isthmian, The Nemeans, The Pythiams and The Olympic Games. As part of a religious festival, the Olympic Games were held every four years in the months of July and August. The four-year interval between the games is an Olympiad, and this was the system upon which time in ancient Greek History was calculated. The Olympic Games were so important that wars were stopped at the time they were held.The Olympic Games originally began in 776 BC when Ifitos made a treaty with Lycourgos the King and famous legislature of Sparta and Cleisthenes the king of Pissa. At first, only one event was held the sprint or run. In total, the Olympic Games consisted of 10 event: sprinting, the pentathlon, jumping, discus, "ekebolon" javelin, wrestling, boxing, the pancratium, chariot racing, and horse racing. All Greek men who were free citizens and had not committed murder or heresy had the right to take part in the Olympic Games. Women were not entitled to take part, except as owners in the horse races, while being strictly prohibited from watching the games. The organizing town of Elis is where the athletes presented themselves one month before the games began. Hell
Victorious athletes received and enjoyed great honors on returning to their cities; their compatriots pulled down parts of the walls for them to enter. Most athletes enjoyed special privileges and were appointed to a high office. anodikes, who were chosen by citizen from Elis, carried out the organization and supervision for the upholding of the rules. Two short days after the beginning of competing, the procession of the athletes and judges started from Elis to arrive in Olympia where it where they were received by the crowds who had come to watch the games. The ceremonies began with official oath that was taken by the athletes at the altar of Horkios Zeus, in the Bouleuterion, swearing that they would compete with honor and respect. The Olympic Games lasted for over twelve continuos centuries and in 393 AD (the 293rd Olympiad) by order of Theodosios a Byzantine Emperor when the functioning of all idol worshipping sanctuaries was forbidden. In 426 AD, the reign of Theodosios II, the destruction of the Altian monuments followed.
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