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
- ^ 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.
External links
- Equestrian site Archived 2009-08-17 at the Wayback Machine
- The Telegraph on how "Winning matters" at the Ancient Olympics
- Ancient Olympic results without comment at Sikyon
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