. A smaller history of Greece, from the earliest times to the Roman conquest. The foot-race. The Olympic Games were of greater efficacy than the Amphic-tyonic Council in promoting a spirit of union among the various. Wresiiiug. Chap. III. NATIONAL FESTIVALS. 13 branches of the Greek race, and in keeping alive a feeling of theircommon origin. They were open to all persons who could provetheir Hellenic blood, andwere frequented by spec-tators from all parts of theGrecian world. They werecelebrated at Olympia, onthe banks of the Alpheus,in the territory of origin of the festivalis lost i
. A smaller history of Greece, from the earliest times to the Roman conquest. The foot-race. The Olympic Games were of greater efficacy than the Amphic-tyonic Council in promoting a spirit of union among the various. Wresiiiug. Chap. III. NATIONAL FESTIVALS. 13 branches of the Greek race, and in keeping alive a feeling of theircommon origin. They were open to all persons who could provetheir Hellenic blood, andwere frequented by spec-tators from all parts of theGrecian world. They werecelebrated at Olympia, onthe banks of the Alpheus,in the territory of origin of the festivalis lost in obscurity; butit is said to have beenrevived by Iphitus, kingof Elis, and Lycurgus theSpartan legislator, in theyear 776 • and, accord-ingly, when the Greeks at Hurling the javelin,a later time began to use the Olympic contest as a chronological era,this year was regarded as the first Olympiad. It was celebrated atthe end of every four years, and the interval which elapsed betweeneach celebration was called an Olympiad. The whole festival wasunder the management of the Eleans, who appointed some oftheir own number to preside as judges, under the name of theHellanodicse. During the month in which it w
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