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The ancient Olympics were just one of four important games festivals in ancient Greece, along with the Pythian, the Nemean, and the Isthmian Games. I've never heard of any of these. Why did only the Olympics go the distance and last 2500 years?

by /u/SaintShrink in /r/AskHistorians

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