It brought about large epidemics that decimated the populations of Native Americans. The natives were not immune to many diseases that the Europeans brought with them on boats. Among the new diseases was smallpox. It was very deadly for the natives and resulted in very high numbers of deaths in the local population.
From the 8th century B.C. to the 4th century A.D., the Games were held every four years in Olympia, located in the western Peloponnese peninsula, in honor of the god Zeus.
