What was the Sacred Truce?
The
city-states
of Greece were often at war. This made travel between them dangerous.
So messengers sent out from Elis announced a 'sacred truce' (peace)
lasting one month before the Games began. This meant people could travel
to Olympia in safety. The
Olympic Games
were more important than wars because they were a religious festival.
The messengers went all over the Greek world, as the map shows.
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