Were there Olympics in ancient Rome?

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If there were, if you could please include a link or something like that, that'd be wonderful. Thanks!!!
 
The Ancient Greek Olympics were held every 4 years. This 4-year period was known as an "Olympiad" and was used as a reference point for dating events. Since different Greek poleis (city-states) had their own dating system, the Olympiad provided a measure of uniformity. The Olympic games were named for the place they were held, Olympia, a district of Elis, in Southern Greece

All free Greek men were entitled to compete in the ancient Olympics. During the Roman Imperial period when Greece was part of the Roman Empire, the Olympic Games were more ecumenical.
 
The Ancient Greek Olympics were held every 4 years. This 4-year period was known as an "Olympiad" and was used as a reference point for dating events. Since different Greek poleis (city-states) had their own dating system, the Olympiad provided a measure of uniformity. The Olympic games were named for the place they were held, Olympia, a district of Elis, in Southern Greece

All free Greek men were entitled to compete in the ancient Olympics. During the Roman Imperial period when Greece was part of the Roman Empire, the Olympic Games were more ecumenical.
 
The Olympics were originally where the city states in Greece (who hated eachother) would come together and do sports in the olympics. Which was a festival to the greek gods (Zeus, Hera, Hades, etc.). A Roman emperor hundreds of years later stopped the olympics but obviously they have been started again. The Olympics were NOT in Rome but Greece. Sparta and Athens and so on would compete.
 
Yes, they were. Link is below.

P.S. for all who said no, learn your history - when Rome invaded Greece they didn't destroy the religious festivals - that's why the Romans weren't viewed as "barbarians", because they allowed their conquered cities to retain religion, money system, and property laws. The Romans had beef with Jesus not because of religious issues but because of rebellion issues.
 
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