Isthmian Games

American  

noun

1. one of the great national festivals of ancient Greece, held every two years on the Isthmus of Corinth.

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Isthmian Games British  

noun

1. a Panhellenic festival celebrated every other year in ancient Corinth

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Etymology

Origin of Isthmian Games

First recorded in 1595–1605

Example Sentences

I knew that a young Plato had competed as a wrestler at the Isthmian Games in the early fifth century B.C.

From New York Times • Jul. 22, 2016

Another feature of the Olympian and Isthmian Games was the Pancratium, a contest calling for all the powers of the combatant.

From The Comic History of Rome by Becket, Gilbert Abbott ?

And to the Concourse of the Isthmian Games He, by his Herald's voice, aloud proclaims 1815.

From The Poetical Works of William Wordsworth, Volume IV (of 8) by Wordsworth, William

The Isthmian Games were the same as those at Olympia, of which we furnish a brief outline for the information of those who feel an interest in the sporting annals of antiquity.

From The Comic History of Rome by Becket, Gilbert Abbott ?

Declaration of Grecian independence at the Isthmian Games 109 191-190.

From A Smaller History of Rome by Smith, William, Sir