Ageles from Chios
Ageles or ( Angeles ) ( Greek Ἀγέλης ) from Chios was a winner of the Ancient Olympic Games .
Ageles won the boys' fistfight , whereupon a bronze statue was donated in his honor. The bronze sculptor Theomnestos from Sardis probably in the 4th century BC. This statue was created in the time of Pausanias in the Temple of Zeus . It is no longer possible to determine when Ageles achieved his success in the Olympics.
literature
- Johannes Kirchner : Ageles . In: Paulys Realencyclopadie der classischen Antiquity Science (RE). Volume I, 1, Stuttgart 1893, Col. 771.
Individual evidence
- ^ Luigi Moretti : Olympionikai, i vincitori negli antichi agoni olimpici. In: Memorie della Accademia Nazionale dei Lincei, Classe di Scienze Morali, Storiche e Filologiche 8, 8, 2 (1957), p. 157.
- ↑ Pausanias 6:15 , 2.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Ageles from Chios |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Greek pugilist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 5th century BC BC or 4th century BC Chr. |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Chios |
| DATE OF DEATH | 4th century BC BC or 3rd century BC Chr. |