Pausanias' Description of Greece

Dromeus of Mantinea

Family: Mantinea · Role: athlete · First appears: Book 6 · Chapter 11

Life events

  • Theagenes defeated Dromeus in the pancratium after Dromeus's uncontested victory.(Book 6 · Chapter 11 · 📍 Olympia)
    • With: Theagenes of Thasos
    • “At that time Dromeus of Mantinea won the victory in the pancratium, for the first time on record without a contest. But he was beaten by Theagenes the Olympiad afterwards in the pancratium.”

Book 6 · Chapter 11

  • rivals with Theagenes of Thasos “But he was beaten by Theagenes the Olympiad afterwards in the pancratium.”

Also listed in Mantinea — Minor Figures

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