Milon, of Croton
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Name (Latin)
Milon, of Croton
Other forms of name
nne Milo, of Croton
Milon, de Crotone
Start period
-05
Place of birth
Crotone (Italy)
Associated country
Magna Graecia (Italy)
Occupation
Wrestlers
Soldiers
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Other Identifiers
Sources of Information
- Le bouclier avec Milon de Crotone d'Antonio del Pollaiuolo, 2015.
- Oxford ref., viewed Mar. 3, 2016:(Milon: an athlete from Croton of the later 6th cent. BC; six times victor in wrestling at the Olympian games)
- Britannica online, viewed Mar. 3, 2016:(Milo of Croton, Milo also spelled Milon (flourished 6th century BC), Greek athlete who was the most renowned wrestler in antiquity. Native of Croton (now Crotone, Calabria), an Achaean Greek colony in southern Italy, Milo led the Crotoniate army to victory over the Sybarites about 510 BC. In six Olympic Games and in seven Pythian Games (both events held quadrennially), Milo won the wrestling championship)