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When did the ancient olymipc games start?

Anonymous

∙ 17y ago

Updated: 9/28/2023

The Ancient Olympic Games , originally referred to as simply the Olympic Games were a series of athletic competitions held between various city-states of Ancient Greece. They began in 776 BC in Olympia, Greece, and celebrated until 393 AD

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∙ 17y ago

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Who invented the olymipc?

The ancient Greeks invented the Olympic Games.

What is the olymipc torch?

It is a torch that people light up at the start and end of the Olympics.

What city hosted olymipc games after World War 2?

London, in 1948

Did the olympic games start in ancient Egypt?

No, the olympic games started in Ancient Greece

When and where did the olympic games start?

the ancient Egypt's

What did the ancient olympic games start?

it started in 1990

When did the ancient Olympic Games start?

776 BCE.

What games did ancient greek children play?

They played a game similar with todays marbles. Also the played with little wooden or stone sculptures of horses, chariots etc. Dolls were dated in the start of greek civ (5.5 thousand years ago) during the Cycladic civ. The maskots of the 2004 Olymipc games were that first dolls that were found in the Aegean sea dated 3500-3000 years old.

Did Zeus start the Olympic Games?

No, but the ancient Olympic Games were held the sanctuary of Zeus.

When did the ancient Greek calendar start?

The answer to the question is "THE FIRST OLYMPIC GAMES"

What olymipc sport is divded into alpine and Nordic?

Skiing

Is Lindsay vonn a skier?

yes she is an olymipc skier