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Christian Krakar & Tony Brown

THE ORIGINAL OLYMPIC GAMES!

The first games ever held were in 776 BC in a city-state called Olympia. The main events were track and field. There were many myths about the games.One such myth is that the games started when Heracles brought an olive tree to Olympia. There are many other myths but I like to to talk about the culture. The games were held in honor of the God Zeus. The exact origin of the games was believed to be in the Greek city -state Olympia. Women were not allowed to play in the Olympic games. the men had to train for ten months.

The original Greek Olympics started in the year 776 BC to 393A D. It was started in honor of Zeus. The sacred truce was that all men had to stop fighting for one month to relax and prepare for the games. the first recorded winner was in 776 BC. The games took place during the greek harvest.

Unlike the modern Olympics, the judges came from all around greece. The number of judges increased to ten as more events were added to the Olympics.

Some of the events included discus throwing, wrestling, chariot racing and the javelin.

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