Ancient Olympics
An Olympiad was a period of four years. Example: Olympiad 140, year 1: 220/219 BC; year 2, 219/218 BC; year 3, 218/217 BC; year 4, 217/216 BC.
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“There is an ancient saying, which is a true oneTo fight against two opponents is a difficult thing.”
—Plato (c. 427347 B.C.)
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