The Olympics was innovated form the site of the ancient Olympic Games, Olympia. Well, according to the historical archives, the first ever Olympics, dates back to the 776 BC and were dedicated to the Olympian gods. The games were played on the prehistoric plains of Olympia, which was the main site of the primeval Olympic Games, situated in the western part of the Peloponnese. This place is referred to as the island of "Pelops", that is, according to Greek mythology, in other words referred to as the founder of the Olympic Games.
The history of Olympics is considerably very different from the modern Olympics we see today. In the ancient Olympic Games, the gaming activities were closely related the religious festivals of the cult of Zeus, given the majestic temple of Zeus and Hera. These games were put in place and aimed at displaying the physical qualities and advancement in sporting performance between the different cities of Greece. In the ancient Olympic Games there were fewer gaming events and the activities were held at that particular one location. This is unlike to the current Olympic sporting criteria, where it is moved from one country to the other after a few years.
The prehistoric Olympics were also an important platform for political rivalries among the people from different parts of the Greek world. Notably, as established the Olympics was conceived and established in early Greece and has ever grown to be one of the largest event viewed in the whole wide world. All this information is owed to the ancient authors who recorded and chronicled the prehistoric Olympic winners.
Conclusively, some of the games have been preserved for that long since we see them being played in the current Olympic Games. An example is javelin. The picture below portray the portrait carving of one of the games which is also part of current event gaming. The historic suites are still in existence to this day and serve the Greece country as a great tourism sport and scenic viewing.
