about.com; "Olympics were held every four years at Olympia,where all free Greek men were entitled to compete.The first Olympic Games were held in 776 B.C. and the last in A.D. 393,One Olympic origins story, mentioned in Greek Tragedy and the House of Atreus, tells of how Pelops won the hand of his bride, Hippodamia, by competing in a chariot race against her father, King Oinomaos of Pisa. Pelops conspired to win the race by replacing the king's chariot's lynchpins with ones made of wax which melted on the course, throwing the king from his chariot and killing him"
I put posted this because I thought these facts were interesting to read , they helped me to understand the back-ground of the Olympics and why we have them today.
I put posted this because I thought these facts were interesting to read , they helped me to understand the back-ground of the Olympics and why we have them today.
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