The first Olympic Games were held in 776 B.C., in an outlying province called Ellis, located in western Greece. Within the province of Ellis, there was a sacred valley of Ancient Greece called Olympia. This valley was the site of the Olympic Games. The games first began as a religious festival for the Greek god Zeus and were held every four years in Olympia. The games started on the day after the first full moon following the summer solstice and would then continue for five days.
Athletes trained for months and some even for years to compete at the games. The reward from the games was simply a crown of olive leaves. Winning athletes put their city on the map and went down in history as heroes of their city. When the athletes ret
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