Games 11858 224661850 2008-07-09T21:27:08Z Toon05 2732654 Reverted edits by [[Special:Contributions/81.101.239.180|81.101.239.180]] to last version by Bfigura's puppy (using [[WP:HG|Huggle]]) {{Expert-verify|article|date=June 2008}} {{other|Game}} '''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]]. ==Games in the Greco-Roman World== 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|Olympic Games]] **[[Pythian Games]] at [[Delphi]] ===In the Roman world=== *[[Capitoline Games]] *[[Secular Games]] (Latin ''Ludi Saeculares'') of Rome ==Modern Games== 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]] *[[west asian games]] *[[World Games]] *[[World Air Games]] *[[World Wheelchair and Amputee Games]] {{disambig}}