Addy+and+Jaqueline

THE ORIGINAL OLYMPIC GAMES!!! BY: Addy M. and Jacqueline T.  I’m pretty sure you have heard of the Olympic Games, right? How about the Ancient Olympics? The Olympic Games were originally held in Olympia (Greece). The Olympic games started around 776 BC and were held every four years. The original Olympic games were celebrated until 393 AD. Only men participated, women could not. The Olympics were a series of sports. For example there was wrestling, running and jumping competitions, chariot races, discus throw, javelin throw, boxing, pankration, and many more! The Olympic games were held for 1770 years! Even today the Olympic Games are played. Now you know who, what, when, and where the games were played but what you don’t know is the whole reason for the Olympics! One reason was so that culture could spread. Another reason was to honor the gods. People didn’t just go to the Olympics for nothing though! If you won something in the Olympics you got a prize. What you got was a crown of olive branches and pride of course! The Olympics wasn’t just fun and games though. There was a truce. The truce said to stop any wars so that the athletes and performers could pass through the city-states safely to get to the games. Overall the original Olympic Games are very different from the games we have today. Resources- []  []  []  []



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