1896
The ancient Olympic Games were held in Olympia, beginning in 776 BCE.
The games that were held to honor the greek god Zeus was callled'the Olympic Games.
776 B.C.
to honour the ancient greek gods
to honour the ancient greek gods
776 BC in Olympia
The olympic games were held in honour of Zeus, king of the Greek gods. He and the other gods lived on Mount Olympus
the Greek games began in the 1800's (1896).
The anual truce held for the olympic games was a national truce, when all provinces would stop fighting for a month. this month centered around the time of the Olympic games. the truce was held with the purpose of allowing all the athletes (predominantly soldiers) to travel to the games unharmed and alowing them the peace of mind required to prepare one's self for the Olympics. The truce ended all wars.
The games were held as a festival for the god Zeus.
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