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Greece invented the Olympics at Olympia — just dudes running naked to honor Zeus while Israel and Judah were busy fighting each other.
The traditional date for the first Olympic Games is 776 BCE, held at Olympia in Greece. Initially it was just a footrace called the stadion, and competitors ran completely unclothed. The Greeks used Olympiads to track time the way we use years. While this was happening, the kingdoms of Israel and Judah were deep in their divided kingdom drama across the Mediterranean.
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