Archaeological evidence suggests that small scale Olympic events (possibly in Christian guise) were still being held secretly until Justinian's plague and two earthquakes devastated it by the mid-6th century.
As probas arqueolóxicas suxiren que aínda se celebraban en secreto eventos olímpicos a pequena escala (posiblemente en aparencia cristiá) ata a Peste de Xustiniano e dous terremotos o devastaron a mediados do século VI.