The ancient games were held at Olympia, Greece. The first of the modern games (1896) were held in Athens, Greece
Babylonia, Greece and Rome all held the entire territory of Israel in captivity.
The first of the Modern Olympics was held in 1896, in Athens, the birthplace of the Ancient Olympic Games.
the first modern day Olympics were held in Greece in 1896
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both are/were held every 4 years, or as the ancient Greeks called it, every olympiad
The first modern Olympic games were held in Athens in 1986 but the the first ancient olympic games were held in Olympia 776BC
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The ancient Olympics began in the year 776 BC in Greece. The modern Olympics began in 1896 also in Greece.
The Olympic games originated in Ancient Greece where they were held every four years as a festival of Zeus. They were held from 776 to BCE to 393 CE. The modern Olympics revived these ancient games in 1896 and have been held off and on ever since.
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