In 776 B.C.E., spectators gathered in Olympia, Greece, to watch a simple footrace. Thus began the ancient Olympics, the classical sporting competition that continued for more than a millennium ...

Three diagrams showing the different running race distances at the Olympic Games: The S ... History of Ancient Olympic Games, Lynn and Gray Poole. 1963; A Visitor’s Guide to the Ancient ...

MINNEAPOLIS — When University of Minnesota history professor Dr. Andrew Gallia watches the Olympics these days, he notices some striking similarities to the ancient version of the games that ...

The Olympics, which took place every four years until at least 393 A.D., was the premier sporting, social and cultural gathering of the ancient Greeks. When did the modern Olympic Games start?

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The history of the Olympics. The Olympics are rooted in the Ancient Olympic Games, which started as early as 776 BC. The first Olympics were held in Olympia, a town on the Peloponnese peninsula in ...

Greece leads the parade of nations at every edition of the Olympic Games, but do you know the history behind the tradition? Sports newsletter 🏈's best, via 📧 Studio IX 🏀⚽️🥇 KPMG ...