Title: Ancient Greece Olympics | When did the Olympics start | Greek Olympics
Headings: Greek Olympic Games
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18 facts you must know about the Ancient Greek Olympics

Content: Spectators travelled from every region of Greece and stayed in tents pitched around the stadium. The first ever event of the Ancient Greek Olympics was a foot race of 190 meters. If a race had a tie then the race had to be re run. Unlike with modern day Olympic running ancient Greek athletes started the race standing up. A Greek poet called Pausanias would write stories about how the athletes trained and performed in their races. The ancient Greek athletes were naked when competing. Competing naked promoted the appreciation of the male body and was also a homage to the Gods. Interestingly the word gymnasium which derives from the Greek word gymnos means naked. Ancient Greece was a turbulent era to live in and wars and disputes were common. To protect athletes when travelling to Olympic events a truce called the Olympic truce was made where wars and disputes were halted for the duration of the Olympic games.