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    Milo or Milon of Croton (fl. 540 – 511 BC) was a famous ancient Greek athlete from the Greek colony of Croton in Magna Graecia. He was a six-time Olympic...
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    Milo is a town in Yates County, New York, United States. The population was 7,006 at the 2010 census. The town was named after Milo of Croton, a famous...
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    famous ancient Greek athlete Milo of Croton, after his legendary strength. The product was even noted as "tonic food". Milo is manufactured by evaporating...
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  • States. Milo of Croton, 6th-century BC ancient Greek wrestler Milo (bishop of Trier) (died 762 or 763), Archbishop of Reims and of Trier Milo I of Montlhéry...
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    noted as being unusual by multiple sources. Milo of Croton, killed by lions as in later legends The death of Aeschylus, killed by a tortoise dropped onto...
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  • Milo of Croton, after his legendary strength. Mayne himself enjoyed a hot cup of Milo every night till his death at age 93. Mayne was an alumnus of Trinity...
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  • N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z Bybon, early 6th century BC weight lifter Milo of Croton, 6th century BC wrestler, reputed to have carried a bull on his shoulders...
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  • Pometian revolt. December 4—A solar eclipse darkens Egypt (computed, no clear historical record of observation). Milo of Croton, ancient Greek wrestler...
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    famous of whom was Milo of Croton. The physicians of Croton were considered the foremost among the Greeks, and among them Democedes, son of Calliphon, was...
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    Mnesarchus, Myia and Arignote). The wrestler Milo of Croton was said to have been a close associate of Pythagoras and was credited with having saved...
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  • Milo of Croton, ancient Greek wrestler Milo governor of Taranto (fr), general under the command of Pyrrhus of Epirus. St. Milon (c. 1158), bishop of Thérouanne...
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    January 21, 1823, it was incorporated as Milo, named after Milo of Croton, a famous athlete from ancient Croton in Magna Graecia, Italy. It would become...
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  • increasing the intensity of their training sessions. The first mention of progressive overload in history is associated with Milo of Croton (late 6th century...
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  • Astylos of Croton or Astylus of Croton (Ἄστυλος/Ἀστύαλος ὁ Κροτωνιάτης) was an ancient Greek athlete who competed in three successive Olympic Games. In...
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    name of Kroton, by Greek Achaeans in around 710 BC. It grew to become a town of 50,000 to 80,000 inhabitants around 500 BC. The wrestler Milo of Croton was...
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    Temple "D", Valle dei Templi, Agrigento, Sicily Milo of Croton Archytas of Taras 5th century BC Greek coins of Taras (now Taranto) with the eponym Taras hero...
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    Aleksandr Karelin (category Recipients of the Order of St. Sava)
    2021. Snowden, Jonathan (12 February 2013). "Milo of Croton, Alexander Karelin and the Tragic Demise of Olympic Wrestling". Bleacher Report. Archived...
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    Ancient peoples of Italy Battle of Pandosia Greek coinage of Italy and Sicily Italiot Greek: modern dialects Magna Graecia Milo of Croton Phlyax play Siceliotes...
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    civilizations of feats of strength performed by great heroes, perhaps mythological, such as Heracles, Goliath, Orm Storolfsson and Milo of Croton. In Ancient...
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  • Marek Larwood (category Actors from the London Borough of Haringey)
    reclaim his original roles. In 2007, he appeared as Giacomo Casanova and Milo of Croton in CBBC's Ed and Oucho. Larwood appeared in the 2008 ITV2 sketch show...
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    Louis Cyr (category Persons of National Historic Significance (Canada))
    workers with his feats of strength. After learning of the tale, Cyr attempted to mimic the practice of legendary strongman Milo of Croton, who as a child carried...
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  • legendary shepherd of Aetolia, famous in Antiquity for his victory over Milo of Croton, who in turn, was the most successful wrestler of the Ancient Olympics...
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    civilizations of feats of strength performed by great heroes, perhaps mythological, such as Heracles, Goliath, Orm Storolfsson and Milo of Croton. Competitions...
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  • The magazine was named after Milo of Croton. Randall J. Strossen was the publisher and editor-in-chief. It was part of IronMind Enterprises, Inc. The...
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    Charles Meynier (category Members of the Académie des beaux-arts)
    of the Académie des Beaux-Arts. In 1819 Meynier was appointed teacher at the École des Beaux-Arts. Like his wife he died of cholera. "Milo of Croton"...
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  • live-action historical and musical sketch-comedy TV series based on the book series of the same name written by Terry Deary. The comedy series first hit screens...
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    were placed in the gardens of Versailles. Milo of Croton (the Louvre) Perseus and Andromeda, the Louvre sculpted plaque of Diogenes and Alexander the...
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    Holland Park (category Districts of the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea)
    waterfall Statue of Milo of Croton Ornament piece Fountain The park covers about 22.5 hectares (56 acres), with a northern half of semi-wild woodland...
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    Calabria (redirect from History of Calabria)
    home of key figures in history such as Pythagoras, Herodotus and Milo. In Roman times, it was part of the Regio III Lucania et Bruttii, a region of Augustan...
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    Étienne Maurice Falconet (category Members of the Académie des beaux-arts)
    him his pupil. One of his most successful early sculptures was of Milo of Croton, which secured his admission to the membership of the Académie royale...
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