![]() ![]() Politicians would announce political alliances at the games, and in times of war, priests would offer sacrifices to the gods for victory. The games became a political tool used by city-states to assert dominance over their rivals. The prizes for the victors were olive leaf wreaths or crowns. ĭuring the celebration of the games, the ekecheiria (an Olympic truce) was announced so that athletes and religious pilgrims could travel from their cities to the games in safety. The games likely came to an end under Theodosius II, possibly in connection with a fire that burned down the temple of the Olympian Zeus during his reign. Their last recorded celebration was in AD 393, under the emperor Theodosius I, but archeological evidence indicates that some games were still held after this date. They continued to be celebrated when Greece came under Roman rule, 2nd century BC. The games were held every four years, or Olympiad, which became a unit of time in historical chronologies. The first Olympic Games are traditionally dated to 776 BC. They were held in honor of Zeus, and the Greeks gave them a mythological origin. ![]() The ancient Olympic Games (Ὀλυμπιακοὶ ἀγῶνες Latin: Olympia, neuter plural: "the Olympics") were a series of athletic competitions among representatives of city-states and one of the Panhellenic Games of Ancient Greece. ![]()
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