Troilus_of_Elis

Troilus of Elis

Troilus of Elis

Ancient Greek athlete

Troilus of Elis was an ancient Greek athlete from Elis who participated at the ancient Olympic Games. He gained controversy by being a referee who won two equestrian events at the 372 BC games.[1] After that a law banned referees from competing. His story has at times been used to show the ancient games had a "win at any cost" mindset quite different from the modern Olympic ideal.

References

  1. [1]
    Bell, Sinclair W.; Jaser, Christian; Mann, Christian (2021-12-21). The Running Centaur: Horse-Racing in Global-Historical Perspective. Routledge. ISBN 978-1-000-52536-6.



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