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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 and gods who made the Games a sacred and spectacular festival.
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A combination of boxing and wrestling with barely any...
- The All-Time Greats
A magical collection of characters light up the accounts of...
- Olympic History
“At its heart the Ancient Olympic Games was a religious...
- Pankration
Greece has competed at every Summer Olympic Games, one of five countries to have done so, and most of the Winter Olympic Games. Greece has hosted the modern Olympic Games twice, both in Athens for the Summer Olympic Games, in 1896 and 2004.
The ancient Olympic Games (Ancient Greek: τὰ Ὀλύμπια, ta Olympia [1]), or the ancient Olympics, were a series of athletic competitions among representatives of city-states and one of the Panhellenic Games of Ancient Greece.
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 festival that honored Zeus, and the name Olympics was derived from Mount Olympus, home of the Greek gods.
Greece competed at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, from 26 July to 11 August 2024, with a team of 101 athletes in 17 sports. Greek athletes have appeared in every Summer Olympic Games of the modern era, alongside Australia, France, Great Britain, and Switzerland.
13 Μαρ 2018 · The Ancient Olympic Games were a sporting event held every four years at the sacred site of Olympia, in the western Peloponnese, in honour of Zeus, the supreme god of the Greek religion. The games, held from 776 BCE to 393 CE, involved participants and spectators from all over Greece and even beyond.
11 Αυγ 2024 · A milestone year, as the 28th modern Olympic Games will be held in Greece again, after 108 years.
