Were there other contests like the Greek Olympics?

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Were there other contests like the Greek Olympics?

Ancient Greece

2006-09-28 04:32:20 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Arts & Humanities ➔ History

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There were 3 other major games which were held on 2- or 4-year cycles: the Isthmean Games at Corinth, the Pythian Games at Delphi, and the Nemean Games at Nemea. Because it started 200 years before the other competitions, the Olympics remained the most famous athletic contest in the ancient Greek world.

2006-09-28 06:32:29 · answer #1 · answered by temptations_irresistible1 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋

Yes, there were the Pythian games held at Delphi, and the Isthmian games held at Corinth - and others too.

2006-09-28 15:16:35 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋

the Romans also made their own version of the Olympics.

2006-09-28 11:41:23 · answer #3 · answered by christy 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋