When was souvlaki first made?

Answer 1

Its said that souvlaki with its real, simple meaning (a small stick that goes through little pieces of meat) served with a sort of pita/bread, cheese and anise

, was first mentioned in an ancient greek text of 3rd century B.C. called "Deipnosophistae" written by Athenaeus of Naucratis. The dish was called Kandavlos or kandaulos.
Some say that other ancient Greeks like Aristophanes, Xenophon and Aristotle also mention a dish similar to souvlaki in their works and it was called oveliskos/obelisk.

That last one is supported by the modern word "ovelias". A word used today to describe a really big metal stick that goes through a whole lamb

or

goat

grilled outdoors on a charcoal grill. A custom of the Greek Easter.