The originating Olympic Games are traditionally dated to 776 BC. The games were held every four years, or Olympiad, which became a unit of time in historical ...

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Ancient Olympic Games, quadrennial athletic event that was held in Olympia, Greece, from 776 bce to about 393 ce. It was part of a religious ...

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The first known Olympics were held in the summer of 776 BC at Olympia, a site in southern Greece where people went to worship their gods.

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The first ancient Olympic Games can be traced back to Olympia in 776 BC. Full passion and extraordinary feats of athletic endeavour, the Olympic Games were ...

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The ancient Olympic Games began in 776 BC, based on records of stadium-length races. The victor at this first Olympic game was Koroibos of Elis, in southern ...

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The Olympic Games began over 2,700 years ago in Olympia, in south west Greece. Every four years, around 50,000 people came from all over the Greek world to ...

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The first games were documented almost 3,000 years ago in ancient Greece, and from the 8th century BC to the 4th century AD the games were held at the sanctuary ...

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Where it all started 2,796 years ago! This is the starting line of the Ancient Olympic Games that were born in Olympia, #Greece in 776 BC.

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The first major games to have been played at the Olympia stadium were said to have first begun in the 720s. These prestigious ancient games took place during ...

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The first recorded Olympic Games were held at Olympia in the Greek city-state of Elis in 776 B.C., but it is generally accepted that the Olympics were at least ...

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