Re:Former world champion reveals that she was ordered to los...
by cercatrova on Wednesday August 31, 2022 @09:28PM
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If you think the ancient Greeks also didn't press upon their contestants to win for the glory of their city state, then I'm not sure what to tell you.
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Re:Former world champion reveals that she was ordered to los...
by Tao3300 on Wednesday August 31, 2022 @10:17PM
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> Philostratus of Athens writes in his Gymnasticus that Arrichion's failure to submit to his opponent was the result of his trainer, Eryxias, shouting to him, "What a noble epitaph, 'He was never defeated at Olympia.'"