Alytarches

The Alytarches ( Greek : ἀλυτάρχης ) was the leader of the law enforcement forces (ἀλυται, alytai) at the Olympic Games in antiquity , who supported the Hellanodikai in collecting the fines against athletes that were imposed on them for violating the rules. The rabdouchoi (staff bearer) and the mastigophoroi (scourge bearer) carried out the punishments. If an athlete couldn't pay his fine, his hometown had to stand in for him.

Alytarchs are also occupied with Olympic Games in other cities , for example in Antioch and Tralleis .

literature

• Paul Christensen: Olympic victor lists and ancient Greek history. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, ISBN 0-521-86634-0 , p. 510, note 7.
• Mark Golden: Sport in the Ancient World from A to Z. Routledge, London 2004, ISBN 0-415-24881-7 , p. 7.
• Emil Reisch : Alytarches . In: Paulys Realencyclopadie der classischen Antiquity Science (RE). Volume I, 2, Stuttgart 1894, Col. 1711 f.