Alexibios
Alexibios ( Greek Ἀλεξίβιος ) from Heraia in Arcadia was a winner of the Ancient Olympic Games .
Alexibios won the Pentathlon at the 117th Olympic Games (312 BC), whereupon a bronze statue was donated in his honor. The statue by the sculptor Akestor could still be seen in Olympia at the time of Pausanias . On an inscription from the shrine of Zeus on the Arcadian mountain Lykaion is also the victory of Alexibios in the 313 or 303 BC. BC Lykaia held there occupied.
literature
- Johannes Kirchner : Alexibios . In: Paulys Realencyclopadie der classischen Antiquity Science (RE). Volume I, 2, Stuttgart 1894, column 1464.
Individual evidence
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| SURNAME | Alexibios |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Greek pentathlete |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 4th century BC Chr. |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Heraia |
| DATE OF DEATH | 4th century BC BC or 3rd century BC Chr. |