In the original Games, all wars were halted for the duration of the festival, a truce, or ekecheiria was observed. In the First Olympic Games there was a single event, a foot race called the “Stade”.
In the original Games, all wars were halted for the duration of the festival, a truce, or ekecheiria was observed. In the First Olympic Games there was a single event, a foot race called the “Stade”.