Olympic Truce History
From Ancient Greece to Modern Times
2,800 years of the world's oldest peace tradition
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1,500 Years of Dormancy
393 AD - 1894
2,800+
Years of Tradition
17
Modern UN Resolutions
166
2026 Co-Sponsors
193
UN Member States
The Unbroken Thread
Though the ancient Games ended in 393 AD and the modern Olympics began in 1896, the Olympic Truce was not formally revived until 1993. It took nearly a century for the modern Olympic movement to rediscover what the ancient Greeks knew: that sport could be a catalyst for peace.
"The founders of our great festivals are justly praised for handing down to us a custom by which, having proclaimed a truce and resolved our pending quarrels, we come together in one place..."