The Olympics originated in Ancient Greece. It is unknown for certain how, when and why the Olympics were first created. Legend says Zeus had a huge fight with his father over who was to control the world. When Zeus defeated his father a great temple was built on the ground where it was thought Zeus beat his father, this was in Olympia.
Religious festivals were then held in and around the temple of Olympia. At these festivals people came to worship Zeus. Men tried to impress Zeus by trying to show him they had the physical strength closest to him by a human.
The Ancient Games became less and less important as time went on. It is unknown when exactly the Games stopped in Ancient Greece but it is thought to be around 393AD when Theodosius I ordered all pagan cults to be destroyed, or when Theodosius' successor ordered all the Greek temples to be destroyed
The Town of Olympia
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