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 Mid Sixth-Century BC Games


 **We wouldn’t have the Olympics without the Greeks, and their country is still home to ruins of some of the earliest game sites. Among the remnants of this ancient stadium, you can still see a nearly 700-foot-track, as well as the embankments where the spectators sat. And, despite its age, the site is still worthy of the games: For the 2004 Olympics in Athens, the ancient stadium was the site of the shot put event.