First recorded Olympic Games, athletic competitions... - Historystack

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First recorded Olympic Games, athletic competitions among representatives of city-states of Ancient Greece, are held in site of Olympia, Elis

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Ancient Greece

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Strong importance (9)

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Greek illustration depicting runners at the Olympic Games

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Milky Way, Solar System, Earth, Europe, History of Greece, Iron Age, Ancient Greece, Sport, 8th Century BC, Olympic Games, 770s BC, Year 776 BC, Olympia (Greece)

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