The ancient Olympic Games (Ancient Greek: τὰ Ὀλύμπια, ta Olympia[1]), or the ancient Olympics, were a series of athletic competitions among representatives of city-states and one of the Panhellenic Games of ancient Greece.

2025年2月4日 · Ancient Olympic Games, quadrennial athletic event that was held in Olympia, Greece, from 776 bce to about 393 ce. It was part of a religious festival that honored Zeus, and the name Olympics was derived from Mount Olympus, home of the Greek gods.

2018年3月13日 · The ancient Olympic Games were a sporting event held every four years at the sacred site of Olympia, in the western Peloponnese, in honour of Zeus, the supreme god of the Greek religion. The games, held from 776 BCE to 393 CE, involved participants and spectators from all over Greece and even beyond.

The first known Olympics were held in the summer of 776 B.C. at Olympia, a site in southern Greece where people went to worship their gods. In fact, the Olympics were created in honor of ancient...

For the ancient Greeks, the Olympic games existed since mythical times, but no definitive time of their inauguration can be identified with any certainty. The first Olympiad was held in 776 BCE, and this is the year that provides the first accurate chronology of Greek history.

Highlights from The Met collection illustrate the many athletic games held in ancient Greece, featuring celebrity athletes, grand prizes, and the mythical origins of the first Olympics.

2025年1月6日 · The first “date” in Greek history is 776 bce, the year of the first Olympic Games. It was computed by a 5th-century- bce researcher called Hippias . He was originally from Elis , a place in the western Peloponnese in whose territory Olympia itself is situated.

2024年12月7日 · The Olympics first started in ancient Greece in 776 BC. The games were held in Olympia, a religious and political meeting place. The original Olympic games were a way for the city-states of Greece to come together in friendly competition. Over time, the Olympics grew in popularity and significance, becoming a symbol of unity and sportsmanship.

The Olympic Games began in Olympia, Greece, in 776 BCE and took place every four years until 393 CE. They were held in honor of Zeus. At the first Games, athletes competed in only one running event held on a single day.

2024年7月9日 · Held in honor of the father of the ancient Greek gods, Zeus, written records show that the Olympics first took place in 776 BC and were celebrated for more than a thousand years until the Emperor of Byzantium Theodosius I suppressed the Games as a pagan spectacle since they were dedicated to Zeus.