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The ancient Olympics as a signal of city-state strength

机译：古代奥运会是城市力量的信号

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Ancient Greece was wealthy enough to invent many of the foundations of Western Civilization. In order to accomplish this, they had to avoid the trap of dissipating wealth through continuous feuding. We contend that the ancient Olympics was one, of several, institutions that helped achieve this by acting as a signal of city-state strength. Although it could not prevent all battles, it provided information to reduce hostilities between competing cities. This hypothesis explains the rise and fall of the Olympics, and the unique and puzzling characteristics of the rules and events.
机译：古希腊的财富足以发明许多西方文明的基础。为了做到这一点，他们必须避免通过持续的争执而浪费财富的陷阱。我们认为，古代奥运会是通过充当城市国家实力的信号而帮助实现这一目标的机构之一。尽管它不能阻止所有战斗，但它提供了减少竞争城市之间敌对行动的信息。这个假设解释了奥运会的兴衰，以及规则和赛事的独特而令人费解的特征。

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