עזרה החרא הזה קשה לי The earliest records we have about the games indicate that they began in 776 B.C. in olympia, greece. Unlike the modern olympic games, which are held each time at a different location, the ancient games werw always held in that city. Moreover, unlike today's olympic games, which are only a sporting event, the ancient games were also a religious festival, held in honor of the greek god, zeus.