Olympia was an important archaeological site in ancient Greece that hosted the first Olympic Games. It contained ruins dating back to the 4th millennium BC including pottery, settlements from the Bronze Age, and early representations of Zeus from 900-700 BC. During its peak from 776 BC to 394 BC, the Olympic Games were held every four years in Olympia and featured athletic competitions between Greek city-states, with a truce declared during the celebrations. Events included races, long jump, discus, javelin, fighting, boxing, wrestling, and horse and chariot races.

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2. • It is an archaeological place
located in Elide, a Greek polis.
• It was an important sanctuary.
• The first Olympic Games were
celebrated there.

3. ARCHAEOLOGICAL REMAINS
– The first ones were pottery
objects ( IV millenium b.C).
– Settlements (Bronce Age).
– The first representations of
Zeus ( 900-700 b.C).

4. IMPORTANT BUILDINGS
Buleuterium Pritaneo Sanctuary
Hera´s TempleOlypic stadium & race course Zeus´ Temple

5. OLYMPIC GAMES
CHARACTERISTICS
• Athletics competitions between
different poleis ( 776 b.C.-394 b.C.).
• Celebrated every 4 years, in
Summer.
• During the competition, a truce was
declared.
• The judges were called heladonics
RULES
• Only free, Greek men could
participate and enter into the
stadium
• They have to be registered one
year in advance
• They had to train almost for ten
months

6. TESTS
• Pentathlon
 Races
 Long jump
 Discus throw
 Javelin throw
• Fight
• Boxing
• Pancreatic
• Equestrian
 Carriage race
 Chariot run (the most important)