Foot-race

“The Olympic games were of greater efficacy than the Amphictyonic Council in promoting the spirit of union among the various branches of the Greek race, and in keeping alive a feeling of their common origin. They were open to all persons who could prove their Hellenic blood, and were frequented by spectators from all parts of the Grecian world. They were celebrated at Olympia, on the banks of the alpheus, in the territory of Elis.” — Smith, 1882

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Greek, race, greece, game, foot, olympic

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Ancient Greece

Source

William Smith A Smaller History of Greece (New York: Harper and Brothers Publishers, 1882) 12

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