The course of the Olympic Games - Day 5
It was a day dedicated to rewarding the winner. He received the laurel wreath of twigs of the olive tree, special - dedicated to Zeus. Nobody ever dared to break the same branch of this tree. In addition, the winner, and the city from which he came, gained fame in all the Greek polis. Poets have written numerous poems glorious in honour of the winner. He also had a lot of advantages: the most preferred was exempt from paying taxes.
