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=**The First Ancient Greec Olympic Game's** = =**By: Claudia DeSantis and Kassandra Mlady** =

==**In the Olympic game’s there are many events and rule’s you need to follow. One rule is that women were forbidden to participate in the game’s. They would just sit in the stands and watch the men play and cheer for their city-state. Five city-state’s competed in the Olympic game’s. They competed in Running, Hoplite, Pugme(boxing), Horse racing,Four-house chariot races and more. In Running (also called stade)the longest races were 200 yards. They ran in straight lines to the opposite end which was marked with posts. In Pugme (boxing), adults and children were allowed to participate. They would box until someone was knocked out or declared defeat. The boxer’s were himantes, which are pieces of leather that they wore on the hands and wrists. Lastly in Four-Horse Chariot races only the wealthy men could participate. This event meant you had to maintain the chariot. The racer had to go through many obstacle and travel various routes. Some of these Olympic game’s still occur today but they have different names. These Olympic events occur every four years and travel around the world. Who would have thought that a civilized country game would go around the world?** == [] [] [] [] []  __[|greece.mrdonn.org/olympics.html]__
 * The Olympic Game’s also called the Panelling game’s started in Greece around 776 B.C. Five city-state’s were involved to compete in the multiple events. The Greek’s loved sports and took these game’s very seriously. There’s are many legends on how the Olympic game’s started.One legend is that Hercules brought a sacred olive tree to Olympic. Another legend is that Plop's had a festival after defeating King Enormous in a chariot race. No one really knows who or why the Olympic games started, but they have lasted for a few hundreds of years. Every four years countries all over they world compete in the Olympic events. Without Greece's invention of the Olympic's our world would not have ever known to create a world-wide game. The Greek's held the Olympic's at Isthomos of Corinth near Delphi. Before the Olympic game's the city-state's were usually at war, so a month before the game they sent out a sacred truce which made travel to the game safe. That way all contestants could show up safely to the game. **



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