Theagenes of Thasos
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Theagenes of Thasos was an Olympian of ancient Greece, famous for his victories.
Boxer of Quirinal (Mys from Taranto) - Lateral View
Pankration
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Pankration was an unarmed combat sport introduced into the Greek Olympic Games in 648 BC. The athletes used boxing and wrestling techniques but also others, such as kicking, holds, joint locks, and ch
Theagenes of Thasos
…Greek festivals. He gained a victory at Olympia in the 75th Olympiad in boxing in 480 BC, defeating Euthymos. He also competed in the same Olympics in pankration, but was too tired after the boxing match. He won at pankration in the 76th Olympics. He won three times in boxing at the Pythian Games, nine times in…
Two athletes competing in the pankration. Panathenaic amphora, made in Athens in 332–331 BC, during the archonship of Niketes. From Capua.
A statue of Agias, son of Acnonius, and winner of the pankration in three Panhellenic Games. This statue occupies Position III of the ex voto of Daochos. Height: 2 metres (6 feet 7 inches).
Pankratiasts represented on a Panathenaic amphora, c.490 BC, Staatliche Museum.
Pankratiast in fighting stance, Ancient Greek red-figure amphora, 440 BC