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Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 75. Chapters: Ancient Olympic competitors, Ancient Olympic sports, Long jump, Discus throw, Javelin throw, Philip II of Macedon, Alcibiades, Pankration, Milo of Croton, Hiero I of Syracuse, Wrestling, Chariot racing, Attalus I, Olympia, Greece, Pentathlon, Olympiad, Epinikion, Cynisca, Ancient Greek boxing, Amateur Pankration, Alexander I of Macedon, Greek wrestling, Dioxippus, Archelaus I of Macedon, Ancient Olympic pentathlon, Ancient Olympics in various places, Diagoras of Rhodes, Olive wreath, Dolichos, Chronicon, Hoplitodromos, Phlegon of Tralles, Hellanodikai, Ergoteles of Himera, Stadion, Bilistiche, Diaulos, Theron of Acragas, Arybbas of Epirus, Theagenes of Thasos, Cylon of Athens, Agriopas, Pyrrhias of Aetolia, Chilon of Patras, Chionis of Sparta, Timasitheus of Delphi, Leonidas of Rhodes, Agasias of Arcadia, Euryleonis, Coroebus of Elis, Astylos of Croton, Kleitomachos, Polydamas of Skotoussa, Philinus of Cos, Acanthus of Sparta, Herald and Trumpet contest, Damarchus, Philippus of Croton, Troilus of Elis, Chaeron of Pellene, Sostratus of Pellene, Xenophon of Corinth, Herodorus of Megara, Agesarchus of Tritaea, Onomastus of Smyrna, Oebotas of Dyme, Diocles of Corinth, Sotades of Crete, Alytarches, Xenophon of Aegium, Desmon of Corinth, Hysmon, Orsippus, Anticles of Messenia, Oxythemis of Coroneia, Dotades of Messenia, Hypenus of Elis, Polychares of Messenia, Diocles of Messenia, Leochares of Messenia, Xenocles of Messenia, Aristolycus of Athens, Anticles of Athens, Criton the Macedonian, Micinas of Rhodes, Demosthenes the Laconian, Cleomantis of Cleitor, Damasias of Amphipolis, Smicrinas of Taras, Grylus of Chalcis, Polycles of Cyrene. Excerpt: Alcibiades, son of Clinias, from the deme of Scambonidae (; Greek: , transliterated Alkibiad s Kleiniou Skamb nid s; c. 450-404 BC), was a prominent Athenian statesman, orator, ...