776 BCE

Ancient era · 776 BCE

First recorded Olympic Games

The earliest recorded Games are held at Olympia. Greeks later count years in four-year Olympiads starting from this date.

Ruins of the stadium at Olympia — Ruins of the stadium at Olympia · Walter Crane, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons

When: 776 BCE
Where: Olympia, Greece
Era: Ancient

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Ancient Greecec. 800 BCE – 146 BCE Greece776 BCE – today

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Sources: Ancient Olympic Games, الألعاب الأولمبية القديمة

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