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Headword: Athlêtês
Adler number: alpha,741
Translated headword: athlete, champion
Vetting Status: high
Translation:
The man trained thoroughly in [sc. winning] prizes.
"The Romans dispatched a man [who was] a champion of wars like[1] Hannibal".[2]
Greek Original:
Athlêtês: ho tous athlous exêskêkôs. hoi de Rhômaioi andra polemôn athlêtên hôs ton Anniban ekpempousin.
Notes:
See also alpha 740 (and alpha 742).
[1] Or: against.
[2] Quotation unidentifiable. (Polybius and Diodorus have both been suggested.) For Hannibal, see generally alpha 2452.
Keywords: athletics; biography; definition; historiography; history; imagery; military affairs
Translated by: Jennifer Benedict on 20 December 1999@17:03:49.
Vetted by:
David Whitehead (modified translation; added notes and keywords; cosmetics) on 25 January 2001@06:54:36.
David Whitehead (augmented keywords; cosmetics) on 12 May 2006@08:31:15.
David Whitehead (x-ref; more keywords; raised status) on 7 February 2011@10:25:37.
David Whitehead (more x-refs) on 20 January 2012@04:55:27.
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