The year 7 of the great number accomplished,
It will appear at the time of the games of hecatombe (slaughter),
Not far from the age of the great millennium,
When the dead will come out of their graves.

The great number accomplished...2000...the year 7 of that number (near the great millennium)...2007. Nostradamus mentions the games of hecatombe (Jeux d'Hecatombe). Most interpreters have this translated as the "games of slaughter" but let's look at this verse more closely. Hecatombe was an event which occurred on the 4th day of the Olympic games of ancient Greece in Athens every 4 years. On that day 100 cattle were slaughtered and sacrificed to the gods and everyone feasted for free...a big time BBQ. Sporting events held on that day included running, but more importantly, wrestling, boxing and the most violent one, pankration, which was a combination of wrestling, boxing, kicking...a no holds barred competition where the participants wore no gloves or wrappings on their fists. I believe this was the most popular event of the entire games, indeed, the day of Hecatombe was probably the favorite day of the Olympics and one Nostradamus could substantially attach to one of his visions or prophecies in relating what he saw. This year from September 18-23 the FILA 2007 World Olympic-style Wrestling Championships will be held in Baku,(which interestingly means either "God" or "mount of God") Azerbaijan. It's not the Olympics but it is a huge international wrestling event with Greco-Roman and freestyle matches involving competitors from all over the world. Notably as well, Rosh HaShannah (the 10-day Jewish holiday of the "Feast of Trumpets") begins on September 12 and culminates on Yom Kippur,("Day of Atonement") the most holy of all the Jewish holidays, September 22. Many believe that the Messiah (Moshiach) will return during this time of the Feast of Trumpets and the dead will be resurrected when the last (7th) shofar blows. Could Nostradamus have seen the dead coming out of their graves as mentioned in the Bible? And could all this happen sometime during the Feast of Trumpets, perhaps on Yom Kippur, September 22, 2007? Or was Nostradamus simply referring to the discovery and unearthing/excavation of some famous person/persons or maybe even bones from some great catasrophy like an ancient earthquake or volcano similar to when Vesuvius buried Pompei? Perhaps people buried as a result of a mine cave-in who were not famous but certainly seen by the whole world in the news broadcasts will finally be recovered during this time. Even worse, though, maybe he was describing Inter Continental Ballistic Missiles entombed in their underground silos, "dead" for decades and brought back to life when they are raised (launched) out of their graves.