. A smaller history of Greece, from the earliest times to the Roman conquest. rritory 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 manageme
. A smaller history of Greece, from the earliest times to the Roman conquest. rritory 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 was celebrated allhostilities were suspended throughout Greece. At first the festivalwas confined to a single day, and consisted of nothing morethan a match of runners in the stadium.; but in course of timeso many other contests were introduced, that the games occupiedfive clays. They comprised various trials of strength and skill,. Boxing.
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