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The sacred truce is when all the city states where at war in ancient Greece, so to allow people to get to the Olympic games safely, they called a sacred truce. This made the city states of Greece stop fighting with each other, this went on for 1 month at the start but then it eventually lengthened to three months to allow people to go home safely aswell.
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What was the sacred truce?
The sacred truce is a truce/treaty which says that any city-stated who fights for a month before,during and after the games will be fined and banned for that year. Men would travel around the Greek Empire spreading the news of the Olympics and to stop fighting. The sacred truce was to ensure that people could travel to the games safely without being killed or caught up in a war.
What is the Olympic Truce and why can no one say with certainty what exactly the truce entitled?
"A herald travels throughout Greece stopping at all the city states andAnnounce the start of the Olympics,' A Sacred Truce ' is proclaimed and acease of all military hostilities lasting 4 weeks before the games begins ", the Greekcity states were often at war with each other so this was to safe guard the travel of foreign and domestic citizens to and from the games
What is the Olympic Truce and why can no one say with certainty what exactly the truce entailed?
The modern olympics don't have truce on any way.
What is the Olympic Truce?
A truce was announced before and during each of the Olympic festivals, to allow visitors to travel safely to Olympia. An inscription describing the truce was written on a bronze discus which was displayed at Olympia. During the truce, wars were suspended, armies were prohibited from entering Elis or threatening the Games, and legal disputes and the carrying out of death penalties were forbidden.
Did they call a truce at the Battle of Antietam?
Yes.
