Read the text. Choose the correct sentences according to the text you have read. The Olympics began over two and half thousand years ago in Ancient Greece. In those days Greece was made up of several different states; including Athens, Sparta. The greatest event was held at a place called Olympia. The Olympics were held once every five years in honour of Zeus, lord of all the gods. The longest race and toughest race of all, the Marathon, also takes its name from ancient Greece. In 490 BC, the Greek states came together to fight off a vast and powerful army of invaders from the Persian Empire. The battle took place at Marathon, and a soldier called Pheidippides, ran all the way back to the city of Athens. After he had given the people the news that they were saved, he died of exhaustion. Almost 1,500 years later, a German aristocrat called Pierre de Coubertin campaigned to restart the games in the cause of peace between nations. The first modern Olympics were held in 1894 in Athens.

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Read the text. Choose the correct sentences according to the text you have read.

The Olympics began over two and half thousand years ago in Ancient Greece.
In those days Greece was made up of several different states; including Athens, Sparta.
The greatest event was held at a place called Olympia.
The Olympics were held once every five years in honour of Zeus, lord of all the gods.
The longest race and toughest race of all, the Marathon, also takes its name from ancient Greece.
In 490 BC, the Greek states came together to fight off a vast and powerful army of invaders from the Persian Empire.
The battle took place at Marathon, and a soldier called Pheidippides, ran all the way back to the city of Athens. After he had given the people the news that they were saved, he died of exhaustion.
Almost 1,500 years later, a German aristocrat called Pierre de Coubertin campaigned to restart the games in the cause of peace between nations.
The first modern Olympics were held in 1894 in Athens.