Olympiad

usgb/əˈlɪmpiæd/
noun

A period of four years between Olympic Games used to date events in ancient Greece.

The ancient historians dated events by the number of years since the last Olympiad.
Visual representation of "olympiad" - A period of four years between Olympic Games used to date events in ancient Greece.

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Ancient Timekeeping

Understand 'olympiad' as an ancient Greek calendar term, not widely used in modern timekeeping.

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Thucydides mentioned events based on the second year of the 80th Olympiad.
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Historic Reference

'Olympiad' in historical contexts often precedes 'the' since it references a specific period.

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The peace treaty was signed in the year of the 95th Olympiad.
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