Olympic Games Travel Guide — Things to Do, Food & Hotels
major international multi-sport event organised by International Olympic Committee
About Olympic Games
Theancient Olympic Gamesare traditionally said to have first been held inAncient Greecein 776 BC. They were held in the city ofOlympiain honor of the Greek god Zeus, and were a series of athletic competitions, with the winner of each event receiving anolive wreath. Some of the traditions of the modern games were revived from those of the ancient games: like the modern games, the ancient games were heldevery four years(a period of time which came to be known as an "Olympiad"), and the symbolism ofpeacein the modern games was inspired by ancient games, as a truce would be enacted between all the Greek city-states during the games to allow athletes to travel safely between their homes and Olympia. Unlike the modern games, the ancient games were only open to Greek men who were free (not slaves
Olympic Games Travel Guide Sections
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