The Greeks had the hoplitodromos race where it would be a foot race when the runners were dressed in full armor. The Mehen board game for the Egyptians and the Go is a strategic board game originating in China.
Some ancient Islamic games were chess, backgammon, and falconry.
Dalton in ancient Greek is the name of the god of games
The Olympic games in ancient Greece were originally named after the location of the games which was Olympia. Because of this the games were originally called the Olympiads.
In ancient Greece Olympia was the venue for the games which took their name after this city: The Olympic games. They were not in Athens. The modern Olympic Games are different.
The marathon was one of them...
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The PanHellenic games is the collective name for four separate sports in ancient Greece. Those four games included Chariot Racing, boxing, Wrestling, and various foot races.
where did the ancient games come from?
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They weren't. They were held at Olympia, hence the name.