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希腊的节日庆典以戏剧、音乐、诗歌、比賽、体育竞技,特別是以体育竞技为其特征。看起来,斯巴达、埃利斯(Elis)和皮撒(Pisa)这些城市仿佛始终在争吵不休,不过,他们不是通过战争的方式来解决他们之间的争端,而是决定相互休战,依据竞走的输贏来决出高下,裁定优劣。这种做法行之有效,到了公元前776年,几乎整个古代希腊世界全都参与到了在奥林匹亚圣地举办的竞走运动和其他竞技运动中来。人们认为.公元前776年这一年意义极为深远,希腊人依据这一年来记录他们其后的历史。诸种竞技活动每四年举办一次(四年一度
The festivals in Greece are characterized by drama, music, poetry, competitions, sports, and especially sports. It seems that cities like Sparta, Elis and Pisa seem to be arguing all the time. However, instead of resolving disputes between them through warfare, they decided to truce each other. Race away or win to determine the merits and demerits. This practice was effective. By 776 BC, almost all of the ancient Greek world participated in the walking and other competitive sports held in the Holy Land of Olympia. People think that the year 776 B.C. was of far-reaching significance. The Greeks recorded their subsequent history on the basis of this year. Various competitive events are held every four years (four years