summary of pessage :Olympia, the original site of Olympic Games in ancient Greece is situated in a
quiet, beautiful valley. The old ruins are shaded by evergreen oaks, pines and poplars,
as well as olive trees. Olympia was never a city but a sacred ground occupied by
temples and dwellings for the priests. At the centre was the enclosure known as Altis,
dedicated to Zeus, the god of gods. It was in honour of Zeus that the quadrennial
festival and the games were held.
The fame of Olympia rests largely upon Olympic Games. They were a great
national festival of the entire Greek race. During the week of the festival the
Athenians, the Spartans, the Syracuse’s and other groups, all forgot their narrow
identities. They regarded an Olympic victory as the highest honour. The simple
reward of a twig of wild olive immortalized the victor and his family.
The Olympic Games were held regularly in peace and in war at an interval of
four years for over a thousand years form 776 B.C. till 393 A.D.
Originally, men who spoke Greek as their mother tongue were allowed to
compete in the Olympic Games. No married women were allowed to be present. The
athletic programme was varied by the presence of historians, orators and writers.
After each event a herald announced the victor’s name and handed him a palm. On
the last day the successful competitors were each given a garland of wild olive.
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