Isthmian Games
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- Isthmian Games
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- Ancient Greece
- described by source
- Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition
- start time
- 0582-00-00
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Isthmian Games or Isthmia (Ancient Greek: Ἴσθμια) were one of the Panhellenic Games of Ancient Greece, and were named after the Isthmus of Corinth, where they were held. As with the Nemean Games, the Isthmian Games were held both the year before and the year after the Olympic Games (the second and fourth years of an Olympiad), while the Pythian Games were held in the third year of the Olympiad cycle.
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