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The Olympics at first were just a celebration for the Greek god Zeus. It was just a bunch of ceremonies and processions but in 776 a foot race was added. It would be held in the city of Olympia. A messenger would go to the Greek city-states participating and tell them when the games would be. The winner of the race would get an ivory crown and a lot of honor in their home city-state.
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The city-state Miletus rebelled against the Persian rule starting the Persian Wars. Miletus asked the other city-states to help them overthrow the Persians. The Athenians were the only ones who agreed.
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The Athenians crossed the Aegean sea to Asia Minor where they conquered the Persian controlled-city Sardis. This was huge in the war since the other city-states decided to help Miletus and Athens because of this win.
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The Spartan General Pausanias led the Greek army in the battle of Platea where the Spartans won. The Persians had to flee Greece and ended the Persian Wars
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The Athenians and Spartans relationship was deteriorating causing the war with Athens and the Peloponnesian League.
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An Athenian named Alcibiades proposed conquer the island of Sicily. The Athenians liked the idea and went through with it. It didn't since the army was divided. Alcibiades told Sparta about the attack before it happened so he wouldn't get killed.
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The Spartans got an extremely important naval victory over Athens cutting off their supplies.
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Athenians had to surrender in the Peloponnesian War since they had no supplies.
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After the Peloponnesian War the Athenians were forced to have a 50 noble government but within a year, the nobles were so corrupt that the Athenians rebelled. The democracy was restored.
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In 393 A.D the competition was cancelled since the Roman emperor Theodosius did not like the ceremonies about Zeus.
