The Olympic Games in Ancient Greece were normally held every four years. During the celebration of the competition, the “ékécheiria” or Olympic truce, was promulgated to allow athletes to travel safely from their polis to Olympia. The ancient Olympic Games were quite different from the modern ones; there were fewer events and only free men who spoke Greek could compete; besides, the games were always held in the same place. By ancient sources, it is told that one of the most famous participants in the games was Alexander the Great, who participated as a teenager, on 4th century BC. C. in the chariot race. Ancient Greece