Olympics

In 776 BC, the first olympic games were held in honour of Zeus. The games were based on greek myths and occurred every four years.

A truce was put in effect to allow all athletes to get to Olympia and compete in the Olympics. In one case that we know of, Spartans who violated the truce had to pay 200,000 drachmas.

"The truce was, in effect, an interim of civic and military neutrality in honor of Zeus, the supreme judge and arbiter and source of wisdom, a Panhellenic gathering and renewal of cultural and blood ties among the Hellenic peoples from all parts of the civilized world, a peaceful interim ...."