Histories

Herodotus

Herodotus. Godley, Alfred Denis, translator. Cambridge, MA; London: Harvard University Press; William Heinemann, Ltd., 1920-1925 (printing).

In that battle those of the Greeks who fought best were the Athenians, and the Athenian who fought best was one who practised the pancratium,[*](The “pancratium” was a mixture of boxing and wrestling.) Hermolycus son of Euthoenus. This Hermolycus on a later day met his death in a battle at Cyrnus in Carystus during a war between the Athenians and Carystians, and lay dead on Geraestus. Those who fought best after the Athenians were the men of Corinth [22.9083,37.9083] (Perseus) Corinth and Troizen [23.375,37.5] (Perseus)Troezen and Sikyon [22.725,37.9833] (Perseus)Sicyon.