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The temple of Zeus was built on Olympia.
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The statue of Zeus was destroyed by a fire when it was moved form Olympia to Constantinopal.
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The Greek artist sculpted the statue of Zeus for the Temple of Zeus in Olympia.
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Wrestling and a pentathlon were added to the games. Later in history, 1896, to be exact, the Olympics have been revived and revised and are still running to this day.
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The games added a second race in which athletes would run twice the length of the stadium.
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In honor of Zeus, a series of athletic compitons which were played by representatives of the city states of Ancient Greece. every four years, the games would occur again. The Olympic Games were so important, because it unified the Greek people in a way that they never could by having a city rise up and unifiy the country.
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Myceanian palaces were destroyed, and Olympia was settled by teh Aetolians.
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Olympia was densely poupulated with Mycenean sights.
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In Olympia, Theodosius forbids the Olympic Games because of pagans. He also shut down the Temple of Zeus.
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An area in what would become Olympia was first settled during the third millenium.
