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//**Olympic Games In Ancient Greece**//
By: Sarah Hagen and Carli Bermele

The Olympics were first held in 776 B.C. In a village called Olympia. There were all different kinds of Olympic games like the discus, chariot racing, running, jumping, and also the javelin.The Greeks took these games very seriously and loved competitions.If the Greek city-states were at war when the games started the war was stoped untill the games were over.  Women were not allowed to watch the games and only Greeks could enter the games. Everyone wanted their city-state to win the games.

The Olympics were held in honor of the Greek god Zeus. A legend says that Zeus started the games, as a celebration for overthrowing his father Cronus. There even was an Olympic truce that allowed guests of the games to travel safely to Olympia. When a man entered the games and won he did not get money. Instead he received a crown of olive leaves and a statue of him in Olympia. By winning the Olympic games a man could make himself popular in his city. He often got benefits like front-row seats or private gyms.

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