Agasides Explained

Agasides was an athlete from Halicarnassus, alive in ancient times.

Having won a bronze trophy at the Doric hexapolis league games of Tropium, Agasides refused to dedicate it to the statue of Apollo as was the custom, these games being held for the honour of Apollo. He chose instead to place the trophy on the wall of his home, an act which caused discontent amongst some in Dorian cities, resulting in the excommunication of Halicarnassus.^{[1] [2] [3]}

Notes and References

1. John Freely (2004) (page 227 from text) books.google.co.uk website [Retrieved 2011-12-03]
2. https://docs.google.com/viewer?a=v&q=cache:CmsD_Ader0UJ:iscbpu6.turkfizikdernegi.org/index2.php%3Foption%3Dcom_content%26do_pdf%3D1%26id%3D9+Agasides&hl=en&gl=uk&pid=bl&srcid=ADGEESiwX3zVIhMf-pf5DNvWDCoYpZkGvRT-FumxwehhSBzGB85rjkrj4BHimxYeGs3SKfHkAWLTJavo3QeMnzyzDEi52hMuMverZbMiLfida0VxaRYBwbHNA4Li03Uuuja8atKd3PAq&sig=AHIEtbQj0qfuutFOZaOMcP0Ehv7qd3jdYw docs.google.com website(referenced source)
3. Michaēl D. Volonakēs LiTT.D., Ph.D. page 90 of THE ISLAND OF ROSES AND HER ELEVEN SISTERS OR THE DODECANESE FROM THE EARLIEST TIME DOWN TO THE PRESENT DAY (archive.org website) Retrieved 2011-12-03