jan 1, 776 BC - The Olympics
Description:
The poleis also invented institutions that united the cities culturally, the most important of which was the Panhellenic games. “Panhellenic” literally means “all Greece,” and the games were meant to unite all of the Greekpoleis. The most significant of these games was the Olympics, named after Olympia, the site in southern Greece where they were held
every four years.
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Date:
jan 1, 776 BC
Now
~ 2803 years ago