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 | | The list was compiled, circa 400 BC, by the sophist philosopher Hippias of Elis, probably based on the records of Olympia, oral tradition and memories of older Olympiads still alive. |
 | | The first Olympiad was considered that of 776 BC in Olympia, when Koroibos of Elis won the Stadion event. |
 | | Hippias' record was revised and supplemented in the 4th century BC by Aristotle, and later by Eratosthenes, Phlegon of Tralleis, and others, and evolved into a chronicle of the Olympics, which since the 3rd century BC served as the basis of the ancient chronological system. |
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