Polychares of Messenia

Polychares of Messenia

Polychares of Messenia was an athlete from Messenia who won the stadion race in the fourth Ancient Olympic Games in 764 BC. [Eusebius. " [http://www.attalus.org/translate/eusebius2.html Chronicon] " (English translation from Latin, original Greek lost) at Attalus.org] The stadion race (about 180 meters) was the only competition in the first 13 Olympiads.

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  • Polychares — was the name of several persons in ancient Greece:*Polychares (tyrant), one of the Thirty Tyrants of Athens *Polychares of Messenia, victor in the stadion race of the 4th Olympic Games in 764 BC …   Wikipedia

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