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

Flaminus restoring liberty to Greece at the Isthmian Games.

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

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 ?

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

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

Theseus renewed the Isthmian Games, and also instituted numerous festivals, the principal of which was the Panathen�a, held in honour of Athene-Polias.

From Myths and Legends of Ancient Greece and Rome by Berens, E.M.