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14 de dez. de 2018 · Learn about the origins, traditions and events of the Ancient Olympic Games, which lasted from 776BC to 393AD. Discover the stories of the athletes, spectators, winners and legends who made the Games a sacred and spectacular festival for the Greeks.
The first written evidence of the official Games dates from 776 BC, when the Greeks began measuring time in Olympiads, or the duration between each edition of the Olympic Games. The first Olympic Games were held every four years in honour of the god Zeus.
First games. Aristotle reckoned the date of the first Olympics to be 776 BC, a date largely accepted by most, though not all, subsequent ancient historians. It is still the traditionally given date and archaeological finds confirm, approximately, the Olympics starting at or soon after this time.
The 1896 Summer Olympics, [2] officially known as the Games of the I Olympiad ( Greek: Αγώνες της 1ης Ολυμπιάδας, romanized : Agónes tis 1is Olympiádas) and commonly known as Athens 1896 ( Greek: Αθήνα 1896 ), was the first international Olympic Games held in modern history.
18 de abr. de 2024 · Athens 1896 Olympic Games, athletic festival held in Athens that took place April 6–15, 1896. The Athens Games were the first occurrence of the modern Olympic Games. The inaugural Games of the modern Olympics were attended by as many as 280 athletes, all male, from 12 countries.
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13 de mar. de 2018 · The first Olympics were held from 776 BCE at the first full moon after the summer solstice (around the middle of July) in honour of Zeus. The winner of the first and only event, the stadion foot-race was Koroibos of Elis and from then on every victor was recorded and each Olympiad named after them, thus giving us the first accurate ...
The first modern Olympic Games took place in Greece, the ancient birthplace of the Games. Learn about the athletes, events, results, stories and brand of the Athens 1896 Games.
