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: A "no-holds-barred" combat where only biting and eye-gouging are forbidden. It is the ultimate display of alké (strength).

In the heart of the sanctuary, the colossal gold-and-ivory statue of Zeus watches over the valley. For a few weeks, the clanging of swords across Greece has fallen silent. The ( ekecheiria ) is in effect—a divine command that transforms a landscape of warring city-states into a single, unified congregation of Hellenes. The Morning of the Games : A "no-holds-barred" combat where only biting and

The Games grow with the centuries. By the 5th century BCE, the festival is a five-day spectacle of human limit: : A "no-holds-barred" combat where only biting and