007: The 1st Olympics and Messenian War

Send us a textThe first Olympics were held in the Peloponnese, and they were a celebration of games to honor the God Zeus. One of these champions managed to stir up trouble between two great powers, which triggered a war that had repercussions for centuries to follow. These are the Messenian Wars that turned Sparta into a military state and the Messenians into a slave race known as the Helots.The History of Modern Greece covers the events of the Greek People from the fall of Constantinople in...