Agesarchus of Tritaea

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Agesarchus (Greek: Αγήσαρχος) was an ancient Greek athlete from Triteia in Achaea. He was the son of Aemostratus (Αιμόστρατος), and won in the men's boxing competitions at the all the Panhellenic Games, including the 126th Olympiad in 272 BC. In his honor, the city of Tritaia, erected a statue in his likeness, the work of the sons of Polycles.[1]

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  1. ^ Pausanias Description of Greece, VI.12.8-9
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