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Olympic truce
ancient Greece
Also known as: Ekecheiria
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- ancient Olympic Games
- In ancient Olympic Games: Politics at the Games
As part of the Olympic truce (Ekecheiria), Olympia was free from warfare, and athletes participating in the festival were allowed safe passage through all the city-states. Nonetheless, the contests often became proxy battles between city-states, and it was not unusual for alliances between city-states to be announced during the…
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- The Olympic Truce
- In The Olympic Truce
The creation of the Ekecheiria, the Olympic truce, lies within the traditional story of the founding of the ancient Olympic Games. Two warring kings of the area around Olympia, Iphitos and Cleomenes, joined with the Spartan lawgiver Lycurgus in an agreement to hold the Games…
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- In The Olympic Truce