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The '''Olympics''' are an [[Ancient Greece|Ancient Greek]] sporting event that was held from (776 BC - 394 A.D.) and resurrected as a world-wide modern competition in the late 19th century, with the first of the new Olympics taking place in [[Athens]] in 1896. The first Olympics in 776 B.C. have been said by some to have marked the beginning of classical [[civilization]].
The '''Olympics''' are an [[Ancient Greece|Ancient Greek]] sporting event that was held from 776 B.C. to A.D. 394 and resurrected as a world-wide modern competition in the late 19th century, with the first of the new Olympics taking place in [[Athens]] in 1896. The first Olympics in 776 B.C. have been said by some to have marked the beginning of classical [[civilization]].
According to a legend, [[Hercules]] built a [[temple]] to his father, [[Zeus]]. Hercules wanted people to come and worship his father, so he made a series of [[game]]s to bring the people to Zeus’s temple. This event was so unifying that people started to count time by it.
According to a legend, [[Hercules]] built a [[temple]] to his father, [[Zeus]]. Hercules wanted people to come and worship his father, so he made a series of [[game]]s to bring the people to Zeus’s temple. This event was so unifying that people started to count time by it.