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About Games
Games were an important celebratory element in the religious life of [ancient Greece]. The modern [Olympic Games] take their name from the [Ancient Olympic Games]; the modern Olympics are divided between the [Summer Olympic Games] and the [Winter Olympic Games].
Ancient games in the Greco-Roman world included:
In Greece
- [Heraea Games] at Olympia
- [Panathenaic Games] at [Athens]
- Four [Panhellenic Games]
- [Isthmian Games] at [Corinth]
- [Nemean Games] at [Nemea]
- [Ancient Olympic Games]
- [Pythian Games] at [Delphi]
In the Roman world
- [Capitoline Games]
- [Secular Games] (Latin Ludi Saeculares) of Rome
Modern [multi-sport event]s, aside from the Olympics, include:
- [All-Africa Games]
- [Arafura Games]
- [Arctic Winter Games]
- [Aryan Games]
- [Asian Games]
- [Asian Winter Games]
- [Australian University Games]
- [Bolivarian Games]
- [British Empire Games]
- [Canada Games]
- [Central American and Caribbean Games]
- [Commonwealth Games]
- [Commonwealth Youth Games]
- [Cotswold Games]
- [East Asian Games]
- [FEI World Equestrian Games]
- [Friendship Games]
- [Gaelic Games]
- [Games of the Small States of Europe]
- [Gay Games]
- [Goodwill Games]
- [Highland games]
- Ireland: [Community Games]
- [Jeux de la Francophonie] for the French-speaking world community
- [Lusophony Games] for the Portuguese-speaking world community
- [Maccabiah Games]
- [Mediterranean Games]
- [Military World Games]
- [Nordic Games]
- [Pacific Games]
- [Pan American Games]
- [Pan Arab Games]
- [Pan-Armenian Games]
- [Paralympic Games]
- [South American Games]
- [South Asian Games]
- [Southeast Asian Games]
- [Special Olympics World Games]
- U.S. State Games: [National Congress of State Games]
- [World Games]
- [World Air Games]
- [World Wheelchair and Amputee Games]
Information Reference: Wikipedia.org
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