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Astylos of Croton

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Nothing is known of Astylos' origin. H. W. Pleket claims that he was a nobleman, but there is no ancient evidence for this; David Young argues that it is unlikely that a nobleman would have chosen to represent Syracuse at the Olympics over his home city. He commissioned
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After Astylos switched allegiance to Syracuse, the people of Croton took down a statue erected in his honour, and turned his house into a prison. Astylos' victory is the last known victory by an athlete from Croton in any of the four major Greek athletic competitions.
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The interpretation of Pausanias is ambiguous as to whether Astylos represented Croton or Syracuse in 484.
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Olympic Games
stadion
diaulos
hoplitodromos
Croton
Syracuse
Pausanias
Hiero
Simonides
epinicion
Pythagoras of Samos
List of Olympic winners of the Stadion race




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Dolichos
Hoplitodromos
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Apene

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