The Nemean Games were panhellenic games, taking place every two years in the sanctuary of Zeus in Nemea in honour of the hero, Opheltes. The photograph shows one of the oldest game inscriptions referring to the four victories of Aristis from Cleonae. Archaeological Museum, Nemea. Hellenic Ministry of Culture/Archaeological Receipts Fund. Christopoulos, G. (ed.), Oi Olympiakoi agones stin Archaia Ellada: Archaia Olympia kai Olympiakoi Agones, Ekdotiki Athinon, Athens 1982, p. 125, fig. 51. © Hellenic Ministry of Culture
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