The Pankratiast Agias Athlete #5
by David Parker/science Photo Library
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The Pankratiast Agias Athlete #5
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David Parker/science Photo Library
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Photograph - Photograph
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Marble statue of the Pankratiast Agias, one of the greatest athletes of his time, had been victorious in all four pan-Hellenic games. The Pankration was an ancient martial art which mixed wrestling and boxing. This is the best preserved of from the dedication by Daochos at Delphi, in which the tetrarch of Thessaly had depicted the most important male figures in his family. 336 - 332 BC. Delphi Archaeological Museum.
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May 11th, 2022
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