Actian Games

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Actian Games were athletic competitions held in ancient Rome to commemorate the naval victory at the Battle of Actium.

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Actian Games canonical 5

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Predicate Object
instanceOf ancient Roman games
athletic competition
religious festival
associatedWithDeity Apollo
associatedWithPerson Augustus
surface form: Octavian
associatedWithTitle Augustus
commemorates Battle of Actium
commemorativeEvent naval battle between Octavian and Antony–Cleopatra forces
establishedAfter Battle of Actium
foundedBy Augustus
geographicalRegion Epirus
Western Greece
surface form: western Greece
hasCultCenter Sanctuary of Apollo Actius
surface form: Sanctuary of Apollo at Actium
hasCulturalContext Greco-Roman paganism
surface form: Greco-Roman religion

Roman imperial cult
surface form: Roman Imperial cult
hasFrequency periodic
hasHistoricalPeriod early Roman Empire
hasLegacy integration of Greek festival traditions into Roman culture
hasOriginDate after 31 BC
hasType Greek-style games
agonistic festival
hasVenueType hippodrome
stadium
theater
heldAt Actium
heldNear Nikopolis
surface form: Nicopolis
involves athletic contests
equestrian contests
musical contests
religious rites
sacrifices
languageContext Ancient Greek
Latin
modeledOn Panhellenic Games
surface form: Greek panhellenic games
namedAfter Actium
partOf Augustan religious reforms
politicalFunction imperial propaganda
purpose celebration of naval victory
honor of Apollo
legitimation of Augustan rule
relatedTo Actian era
Nikopolis
surface form: Nicopolis Actia
religiousFunction veneration of Apollo Actius
sponsoredBy Roman state

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Actium hosted Actian Games
Nikopolis significantEvent Actian Games
Apollo Actius connectedWith Actian Games