Simplify the following text for a Grade 11 native English-speaking person.
Original: An attempt to emulate the ancient Olympic Games was the L'Olympiade de la RÃ publique , a national Olympic festival held annually from 1796 to 1798 in Revolutionary France .
Simplified: An attempt to copy the ancient Olympic Games was the L'Olympiade de la RÃ publique , a national Olympic festival held annually from 1796 to 1798 in Revolutionary France .