Demosthenes the Laconian

Demosthenes the Laconian

Demosthenes (in Ancient Greek, Δημοσθένης) of Laconia, is listed as a victor in the stadion race of the 116th Olympiad (316 BC).[1]

References

  1. ^ Papyrus Oxyrhinchus 12 V

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