Day 1 Activity 2: In the ancient Olympic Games the winner of each event was called the Olympionic. Instead of a gold medal, the winner had a palm leaf placed in their hands and a crown placed on their head to show that they were the winner. Arguably one of the most famous Olympionics was a man named ‘Milo of Kroton’ (see picture below). Use Google to research ‘Milo of Kroton’ and post three interesting facts about him on your blog.
Fact 1: Milo of Kroton was a 6th-century BC wrestler from the Magna Graecian city of Kroton.
Fact 2: He won the boys' wrestling and thereafter won five men's wrestling titles between 536 and 520 BCE.
Fact 3: Milo of Kroton was born in Crotone and died in Crotone.
Hi Rosrine,
ReplyDeleteI am really impressed that you were able to find three such interesting facts about Milo of Croton. Good on you!
He certainly sounds like he was quite an interesting man and a very successful wrestler. In fact, he won a total of 6 wrestling titles. That is pretty impressive for the ancient Olympic era. Did you know that the most successful male athlete in the modern day era is a man named Michael Phelps? He is a swimmer from the United States of America who has won 22 Olympic medals over the past decade? 22! It's incredible!
I hope that you enjoyed learning about Milo and will continue with the blogging journey. I am really enjoying your posts and can't wait to read the next one!
Cheers, Rachel