The first recorded Olympic game began in 776 called the Asian Olympics games were held every four hours until being abolished by the Roman emperor Theodosius in 393 determine the length of time between the start of the ancient Olympics and the modern Olympics which began in 1896
Although the ancient Games were staged in Olympia, Greece, from 776 BC through 393 AD, it took 1503 years for the Olympics to return. The first modern Olympics were held in Athens, Greece, in 1896.
