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