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Olympiad, unit of a chronological era era, period of historic time. In geology, it is the name applied to large divisions of geological process, e.g., Paleozoic era (see geology ). In chronology an era is a period reckoned from a fixed point in time, as before or after the birth of Christ—before
..... Click the link for more information. of ancient Greece, a four-year period, each one beginning with the Olympic games Olympic games, premier athletic meeting of ancient Greece, and, in modern times, series of international sports contests.

The Olympics of Ancient Greece

Although records cannot verify games earlier than 776 B.C.
..... Click the link for more information. . Timaeus Timaeus (tīmē`əs), c.356–c.260 B.C., Greek historian of Tauromenium (now Taormina), Sicily.
..... Click the link for more information. (c.356–c.260 B.C.) of Sicily was the first to use, as a check on chronology, the list of victors kept in the gymnasium at Olympia. The first Olympiad was reckoned to have begun in 776 B.C.

Olympiad

the four-year period between consecutive celebrations of the Olympic Games; a unit of ancient Greek chronology dating back to 776 bc

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The Olympics of Ancient Greece

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