Aurelios Zopyros
Markos Aurelios Zopyros , son of an Athenian boxer, is one of the last two known Olympians of the ancient Olympic Games , before they were banned by Theodosius I as a pagan ceremony in AD 394. He was 385 winner in the boys' fist fight . His brother Eukarpides was also Olympic champion 381 in the pankration of boys.
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- ↑ Mark Golden: Sport in the ancient world from A to Z. Routledge, London et al. 2004, ISBN 0-415-24881-7 , p. 24 (English).
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| SURNAME | Aurelios Zopyros |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Marcus Aurelios Zopyros |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Olympic champion (ancient) |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 4th century |
| DATE OF DEATH | 4th century or 5th century |