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=__Ancient Greece __=


 * //OLYMPICS//

====Every 4 years we watch the top athletes from all over the world compete in the olympics. The first olympic games were held in ancient Greece in 700 B.C. to honor the god Zeus. It was a great honor for greek men to participate in these competitions and only the top athletes were allowed. The olympics was a 5 day festival held in Olympia. The first day was always devoted to sacrifice to the gods. On the second day, the games begin... There were many different events: wrestling, horse racing, boxing, foot racing and the pentathalon were the main events. These were brutal contests and only the fittest would take the prize. Though Greece was very divided and had lots of internal conflicts, all of their differences were put aside to participate in this great competition, a tradition that for the most part is carried on today. Next time you watch the olympics, remember where it all started, in Ancient Greece.====