Actian Games
Preserved but no longer current.
Meaning · English
The games cele- brated at Actium in honour of Apollo. They were reinstituted by Augustus to celebrate his naval victory over Antony, 31 B.C., and were held every five years.
Era: ca. 1898 (Victorian)
Sources & notes
Reproduced from Brewer’s Dictionary of Phrase and Fable (1898 edition, public domain; archive.org, retrieved 2026-07-31; OCR text, minor errors possible). Reflects the scholarship and attitudes of its era.
Common questions
What does “Actian Games” mean?
The games cele- brated at Actium in honour of Apollo. They were reinstituted by Augustus to celebrate his naval victory over Antony, 31 B.C., and were held every five years.
Is “Actian Games” formal or informal?
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