Troilus of Elis
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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
Ancient Olympic Games. 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.
Ancient Greece
Ancient Greece is a civilization belonging to a period of Greek history that lasted from the Archaic period of the 8th to 6th centuries BC to the end of antiquity. Immediately following this period was the beginning of the Early Middle Ages and the Byzantine era. Included in Ancient Greece is the...
athlete from Elis
Elis
Elis, or Eleia is an ancient district that corresponds with the modern Elis peripheral unit...
who participated at the ancient Olympic Games. He gained controversy by being a referee
Referee
A referee is the person of authority, in a variety of sports, who is responsible for presiding over the game from a neutral point of view and making on the fly decisions that enforce the rules of the sport...
who won two equestrian
Equestrianism
Equestrianism more often known as riding, horseback riding or horse riding refers to the skill of riding, driving, or vaulting with horses...
events at the 372 BC
372 BC
Year 372 BC was a year of the pre-Julian Roman calendar. At the time, it was known as the Fourth year without Tribunate or Consulship...
Ancient Olympic Games. 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.