Olympic Truce (Ekecheiria)

Graeme F Bourke

Olympic Truce (Ekecheiria)

Graeme F Bourke

School of Humanities, Arts & Social Sciences

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The Olympic ekecheiria was a truce associated with the Olympic Games, held every four years at the sanctuary of Zeus Olympios in Eleia. The traditional view is that the announcement of the ekecheiria by envoys from Elis led to several months of peace throughout Greece. Lammer argues, however, that since ekecheiria were also declared for the other three major panhellenic festivals, all held in summer (when most Greek warfare took place), the truce must merely have guaranteed safe passage for festival-goers.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Conflict in Ancient Greece and Rome: The Definitive Political, Social, and Military Encyclopedia
Editors	Sara Elise Phang, Iain Spence, Douglas Henry Kelly, Peter Londey
Place of Publication	Santa Barbara, United States of America
Publisher	ABC-CLIO
Pages	396-397
Volume	1. A-R, Greek section
Edition	1
ISBN (Print)	9781610690195, 9781610690201, 9781440849787
Publication status	Published - 2016

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Classical Greek and Roman History
Humanities and Social Sciences Curriculum and Pedagogy (excl. Economics, Business and Management)

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Olympic Truce (Ekecheiria). / Bourke, Graeme F.
Conflict in Ancient Greece and Rome: The Definitive Political, Social, and Military Encyclopedia. ed. / Sara Elise Phang; Iain Spence; Douglas Henry Kelly; Peter Londey. Vol. 1. A-R, Greek section 1. ed. Santa Barbara, United States of America: ABC-CLIO, 2016. p. 396-397.

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