When did the olympic games began in ancient greece?
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776 BC
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When did the olympic games began in ancient greece?
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The <b>Olympic games were</b> held to be one of the two central rituals in ... The games 
first started in Olympia, <b>Greece</b>, in a sanctuary site for&nbsp;... The modern <b>Olympic Games</b> or Olympics are leading international sporting ... 
The <b>Ancient Olympic Games were</b> religious and athletic festivals held every four 
years at the sanctuary of Zeus in Olympia, <b>Greece</b>. ... listing the winners of a 
footrace held every four years <b>starting</b> in 776 BC. In <b>Ancient Greece</b>, the <b>history</b> of running can be traced back to 776 BC. Running 
<b>was</b> important to members of <b>ancient Greek</b> society, and is consistently 
highlighted in documents referencing the <b>Olympic Games</b>. The <b>Olympic Games</b> 
hosted a large variety of running events, each with their&nbsp;... The 1896 Summer Olympics officially known as the Games of the I Olympiad, <b>was</b> 
the first international <b>Olympic Games</b> held in modern <b>history</b>. ... News that the 
<b>Olympic Games</b> would return to <b>Greece was</b> well received by the <b>Greek</b> public,&nbsp;... It <b>was</b> an olive branch, off the wild-olive tree that grew at Olympia, ... When the 
modern <b>Olympic Games began</b> in 1896 medals ... not awarded at the inaugural 
Olympics in 1896 in Athens, <b>Greece</b>. Isthmian Games or Isthmia <b>were</b> one of the Panhellenic Games of <b>Ancient</b> 
<b>Greece</b>, and <b>were</b> named after the Isthmus of Corinth, where they <b>were</b> held. As 
with the Nemean Games, the Isthmian Games <b>were</b> held both the year before 
and the year after the <b>Olympic Games</b> ... Before the Games <b>began</b>, a truce <b>was</b> 
declared by Corinth to grant athletes&nbsp;... The Pythian Games <b>were</b> one of the four Panhellenic Games of <b>Ancient Greece</b>. 
... every eight years as in the past, but every four years, two years before and after 
the <b>Olympic Games</b>, presumably at the end of August. The 2004 Summer <b>Olympics</b> officially known as the <b>Games</b> of the XXVIII 
Olympiad and ... the 2004 <b>Games was</b> based largely on Athens&#39; appeal to 
<b>Olympic history</b> and ... Also, lower frontal nudity of men dressed as <b>ancient Greek</b> 
statues <b>was</b>&nbsp;... An Olympiad (Greek: Ὀλυμπιάς, Olympiás) is a period of four years associated 
with the <b>Olympic Games</b> of the <b>Ancient Greeks</b>. Although the Ancient <b>Olympic</b> 
<b>Games were</b> established during Archaic Greece, it <b>was</b> ... Converting to the 
modern BC/AD dating system the first Olympiad <b>began</b> in the summer of 776 BC 
and lasted&nbsp;... The Summer <b>Olympic Games</b> or the Games of the Olympiad, first held ... <b>Greece</b> 
spent at least $7.2 billion on the Games, including ... level, the Games <b>were</b> 
successful as they <b>were</b> the first in <b>history</b> to&nbsp;...
776 BC
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