Olympic Era - Olympic Kigen

Japanese: オリンピック紀元 - おりんぴっくきげん
Olympic Era - Olympic Kigen

...However, since the number of tribes increased to 12 in 307 BCE, Prytaneis's period of duty was shortened to approximately one month. However, since this calendar system was not continuous, historians began to use the Olympic Era from around the 4th century BCE. This is based on the Olympic Games held every four years from 776 to 393 BCE, with each four-year period counting.

*Some of the terminology used in reference to the "Olympic Era" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…ただし前307年より部族の数が12となったので,プリュタネイスの当番期間もほぼ1ヵ月になった。しかし,このような暦年法には継続性がないので,歴史家は前4世紀ころからオリンピック紀元を用いた。これは前776年から393年まで4年ごとに開催されたオリンピック競技会を基準に,4年を1期として計算するものである。…

※「オリンピック紀元」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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