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They were held every 4 years
Every four years at the Temple of Zeus at Olympia in Elis.
From 776 BCE to 394 BCE, divide by 4.
It was on Tuesday the 12th of January at 4:53 pm
Originally the reason the Greeks founded the Olympics was to have a "family reunion". At the time, Ancient Greeks were scattered from Spain to North Africa, and from Ionia to Italy. This was a way to unite themselves every 4 years. Eventually it turned into a "which colony is the best" competition, and the model that we have today.