PALATINE Games, in Roman antiquity, games instituted in honour of Augustus by his wife Livia, after he had been enrolled among the gods. They were celebrated in the palace, from whence the name, and were confirmed by the succeeding emperors.
Some authors say that these games were instituted in honour of Julius Cæsar, and others again confound them with the Ludi Augustales; but neither of these opinions seem to be well supported. See AUGUSTALES.