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Question: The Olympic Games were a creation of which ancient Greek state!?
I know they started in Olympia!.

But which ancient state was Olympia part of!?Www@QuestionHome@Com


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The ancient Olympic Games began in the year 776 BC, when Koroibos, a cook from the nearby city of Elis, won the stadion race, a foot race 600 feet long!. The stadion track at Olympia is shown at the link below!. According to some literary traditions, this was the only athletic event of the games for the first 13 Olympic festivals or until 724 BC!. From 776 BC, the Games were held in Olympia every four years for almost 12 centuries!. Contrary evidence, both literary and archaeological, suggests that the games may have existed at Olympia much earlier than this date, perhaps as early as the 10th or 9th century BC!. Olympia is located in Elis!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

Athens!. I think the Athenians started it all!. Later on all the Greek City States took part - it was a peaceful way for them to compete :)Www@QuestionHome@Com

AthensWww@QuestionHome@Com