The Olympic Games are the world's largest pageant (show) of athletic skill and competitive spirit(Collier's Encyclopedia) which first started in Greece 776BC. It is said that this athletic contest was held in honour of a god or dead hero.
The Ancient Olympic Games were a series of athletic events which were held among various city-states of Ancient Greece. It all began in 776BC in Olympia, Greece and was celebrated until 393ad.
The historical starting point of the Ancient Olympic Games is unknown, but several myths and legends are still told today. There is an actual possibility that the origin of the games is that they evolved from Funeral Games.
Ancient Olympic Games were held every four(4) years, the Greek historian Ephorus had taken an advantage of the Ancient Olympic in the 4BC, by using it to count years.
The ancient Olympics were quite different from the modern Games. There were less events, and only free men who spoke Greek could compete, instead of athletes from several countries. The games were always held at Olympia instead of moving around to different sites consistently.
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