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 The Original Olympic Games By:Joey Henze & Joey Kelley The Olympics in ancient Greece were celebrated in honor of Zeus. The Olympics were also a big religious event. Many people competed in the events at the Olympics. However women were not allowed to compete in the games themselves but could be an owner of a chariot team or horse. To make the games fair, there was a mens’ group and a boys’ group. The winner of an Olympic event was called the victor. The victor had a statue built in their honor and won a crown made of olive leafs. Some famous victors include Aurelios Zopyros, Cynisca of Sparta, and Koroibos of Elis.

The games were played in Greece in a town called Olympia and were played every four years. Since the Olympics were played only every four years it was a big event and many people watched it. Some of the games that were played in the Olympics were javelin throwing, wrestling, running, long jumping and others. People from all over Greece came to play in the Olympics. The truce was that all the competitors promised not to fight in order to prepare for the Olympics. These Olympics have helped form or Olympics today.  Bibliography: 
 * [|__http://chalk.richmond.edu/education/projects/webunits/greecerome/Greecesports1.html__]
 * __http://www.woodlands-junior.kent.sch.uk/Homework/greece/sports.htm__
 * __http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/Olympics/faq7.html__
 * __http://www.historyking.com/Ancient-Greece/Olympics/How-Often-Were-The-Ancient-Olympics-Held.html__
 * __http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ancient_Olympic_Games#cite_note-38__

  

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