Olympic Truce - Olympic Truce

Japanese: オリンピック休戦 - おりんぴっくきゅうせん
Olympic Truce - Olympic Truce

…After 750 BC, Greek colonies were established in various places along the Mediterranean and Black Sea coasts outside of mainland Greece, and the number of participants from those cities increased. Several months before the festival, messengers from the region of Elis, where Olympia is located, traveled on horseback throughout Greece to announce the Olympic truce (echeiria). This was to ensure the success of the Olympic Games and the safety of the travels of worshippers from all over the country. Although Greece was not necessarily at complete peace during this period, the festival was not canceled even during the 27-year Peloponnesian War. …

*Some of the terminology used in reference to the "Olympic Truce" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…前750年以後,ギリシア本土以外の地中海沿岸や黒海沿岸の各地にギリシアの植民市が建設されるとともに,それらの都市からの参加者も増えた。祭典の数ヵ月前から,オリュンピアのあるエリス地方の使者が,馬に乗ってギリシア全土にオリンピック休戦(エケケイリア)を触れ回った。オリュンピア祭典の成功と各地からの参拝者の旅行の安全を図るためで,必ずしもこの期間にギリシアが完全に平和だったわけではないが,27年にわたったペロポネソス戦争の間も祭典は中止されなかった。…

※「オリンピック休戦」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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