Those judges appointed by the sponsor-state, Elis.
at the temple of Zeus at Olympia in the city-state of Elis.
No -Olympia in the city-state of Elis.
The temple of Zeus at Olympia in the city-state of Elis.
At the Temple of Zeus at Olympia in the city-state of Elis in the Peloponnese Peninsula.
The southern Greek city-state of Elis in southern Greece as a celebration to the god Zeus at Olympia.
The Greek city-state of Elis in southern Greece as a celebration to the god Zeus at Olympia in their territory.
The name of the judges (of which there were about ten it is unclear how many there were exactly) was the Hellanodikae. They supervised the events, and also the oath that the athletes took, prior to competing. This oath was to certify in front of an ebodyment of Zeus, that the athlete had been in training for ten months. This was in fact the entire year during the ancient dynasties. (July was added by Julius ceasar and another was added by a subsequent emporor.)
The Olympics were held by and in Elis, not Athens. There were the Istmian games near Athens.
Elis.The ancient Olympics were always held in Olympia (as opposed to the modern Olympics, which are held in a variety of locations). At the time of the first Olympics (and for a considerable number of years after that) Olympia was in an area controlled by the city-state of Elis. Olympia (and Elis) are both located in what is now Greece.
Olympia in Elis in southern Greece.
Every four years at the Temple of Zeus at Olympia in Elis.