Apollodorus (; fl. 1st century AD) was an
ancient Macedonian runner who, after winning in the Olympics, was killed by
lightning
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on his way back home. He is commemorated by
Antipater of Thessalonica
Antipater of Thessalonica (; c. 10 BC - c. AD 38) was a Greek epigrammatist of the Roman period.
Biography
Antipater lived during the latter part of the reign of Augustus, and perhaps into the reign of Caligula. He enjoyed the patronage of Lu ...
in the below
epigram
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(''
Greek Anthology
The ''Greek Anthology'' () is a collection of poems, mostly epigrams, that span the Classical Greece, Classical and Byzantine periods of Greek literature. Most of the material of the ''Greek Anthology'' comes from two manuscripts, the ''Palatine ...
'' 7.390):
Every year the ''Race of Apollodoros'' () is organized in modern
Aiani
Aiani (, before 1926: Καλλιανή - ''Kalliani'') is a town and a former municipality in the Kozani regional unit, Macedonia, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Kozani, of which it is a municipal unit ...
and
Veria
Veria (; ), officially transliterated Veroia, historically also spelled Beroea or Berea, is a city in Central Macedonia, in the geographic region of Macedonia, northern Greece, capital of the regional unit of Imathia. It is located north-nor ...
(
Greece
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).
References
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Greek Anthology
The ''Greek Anthology'' () is a collection of poems, mostly epigrams, that span the Classical Greece, Classical and Byzantine periods of Greek literature. Most of the material of the ''Greek Anthology'' comes from two manuscripts, the ''Palatine ...
'', 7.390.
VeroiaArchaeological Museum of Aiane
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1st-century deaths
Ancient Greek runners
Ancient Macedonian athletes
Roman-era Olympic competitors
1st-century Greek people
Roman-era Macedonians
Deaths from lightning strikes
Year of birth unknown