Philippus of Croton
Philippus, son of Butacides (fl. 6th century BC) was a citizen of
Egestaeans. He was the finest man of his time, and a conqueror at Olympia; by virtue of which qualifications the Egestaeans worshipped him after his death as a hero
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See also
References
- Herodotus - 5.47
- This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Smith, William, ed. (1870). Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology.
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