They were not protected by the government
Beginning in 776 B.C.E The greek olympic games celebrated the potential of the human body to achieve amazing feats. The greeks celebrated and enjoyed sports and athleticism as well as encouraging a healthy (cathartic) competion between the states. Today we observe many of the same sports at the olympics and maintain the same general values about sports and the value of athleticism within society. <span />
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The dispute was settled when they split the line in present-day Brazil, in which Portugal was given the eastern part of Brazil, while Spain got the Western part of South America in ~38 degree parallel (1493) to the 46 degree parallel (1494)
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