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: In the Hippodrome, four-horse teams thunder around the posts, wheels splintering in "shipwrecks" that leave the crowd breathless. The Victor's Reward

On the final day, you stand before the Temple of Zeus. There is no prize money. Instead, the judges place a simple wreath of wild olive leaves ( kotinos ) upon your head. : In the Hippodrome, four-horse teams thunder around

For over a thousand years, the flame burned every four years, until the Roman Emperor Theodosius I silenced the Games in 393 CE. Yet, the spirit of the gymnasion and the dream of the "Sacred Truce" survived, waiting in the soil of Olympia to be reborn in the modern era. Instead, the judges place a simple wreath of

: A grueling test of jumping, flinging the heavy bronze discus, hurling the javelin, wrestling, and running. : A grueling test of jumping, flinging the

In the heart of the sanctuary, the colossal gold-and-ivory statue of Zeus watches over the valley. For a few weeks, the clanging of swords across Greece has fallen silent. The ( ekecheiria ) is in effect—a divine command that transforms a landscape of warring city-states into a single, unified congregation of Hellenes. The Morning of the Games