In ancient Greece Olympia was the venue for the games which took their name after this city: The Olympic games. They were not in Athens. The modern Olympic Games are different.
Athens Greece
The Ancient Greeks, in Athens. :)
athens
Athens? The capital of Ancient Greece would be Athens, if that is what you're looking for...
Athens In Greecethe fist city to light the Olympic flame was ancient Greece
1896 was the year of the first modern olympic games (summer) and was held in Athens, Greece
They weren't. They were held at Olympia, hence the name.
They were held in Athens, in 1896. ~cjm
The first ancient olympic games was held in Greece and the first modern olympics were held in Athens ,Greece
The first modern Olympic games were held in Athens in 1986 but the the first ancient olympic games were held in Olympia 776BC
Athens Olympic Velodrome was created in 1991.
In the modern era, the first Olympic Games were held at Athens, Greece in 1896. The ancient Olympics began in 776 BC in Olympia, Greece, and they continued until 393 AD.