Olympic games

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Greece The Greeks invented Olympic athletic contests and gave us the Olympics

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The word Olympic comes from the mountain of Olympus in northern Greece and the town of Olympia where the Greeks began to have games as the way of giving thanks to their gods.

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These Games were for Zeus . There was a flame burning in the honor of Zeus, lord of all the gods. Greeks loved sports and games, and held them in many different places, but the Olympic Games finally became the most important.

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The first Olympics were in 776 BC , but they probably started a long time before this. The Games became very important. Wars stopped while the Games were on. The Games were every four years.

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Year Olympiad Event 776 BC 1st Olympiad stade race 724 BC 14th Olympiad double-stade race 720 BC 15th Olympiad long-distance race 708 BC 18th Olympiad pentathlon 708 BC 18th Olympiad wrestling 688 BC 23rd Olympiad boxing 680 BC 25th Olympiad 4-horse chariot race 648 BC 33rd Olympiad horse race 648 BC 33rd Olympiad pankration 520 BC 65th Olympiad race in armor 408 BC 93rd Olympiad 2-horse chariot race Olympic Games were added to the program in the following order.

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A Program of the Olympic Festival First Day Oath to Zeus Horkios (Zeus of the Oaths) Heats and Matchups Determined Sacrifices to Pelops Second Day Procession of Equestrian Event Participants Chariot Races Horse Races Pentathlon Stade Race Javelin Throw Jump Diskos Throw Wrestling

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Third Day (Day of the Full Moon) Procession of All Participants Sacrifices to Zeus Boy's Competitions Fourth Day Running Events Stade Race Double-Stade Race Long-Distance Race Race in Armor Wrestling Boxing Pankration Fifth Day Awarding of Prizes Banquet for Victors

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Early Olympic victors became national heroes and celebrated in music and poetry.The athletes didn’t get medals, they won crowns of leaves . The Olympic winners became very rich and famous, and their cities became famous too.

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One Olympic winner was Leonidas of Rhodes . Between 164 and 152 BC he won all three running events in four different games: twelve wins! – the most successful athlete af all time.

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The games were held every four years from 776 BC to 393 AD, when they were abolished by the Christian Byzantine Emperor Theodosius I .

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The ancient Olympic Games lasted for 1170 years . If the Modern Olympic games last that long, they will still be held in 3066 AD!