Chaeron of Pellene

Chaeron (Ancient Greek: Χαίρων) was a wrestler and tyrant from Pellene, ancient Achaea.

Chearon won twice at the Isthmian Games and four times at the Ancient Olympic Games, between 356 BC and 344 BC. Alexander the Great made him tyrant of Pellene.^[1] He was also a student of Plato.^[2]

References

↑ Pausanias Description of Greece 7.27.7
↑ J. Dillon, The Heirs of Plato. A Study of the Old Academy (347 - 274 BC), OUP (2003), p. 14.

Ancient Olympic Games

Sports

Foot races	Diaulos Dolichos Hoplitodromos Stadion

Horse races	Apene Chariot of polos Decapolon Kalpe Keles Perfect chariot Polos Synoris Synoris of polos Tethrippon Tethrippon of polos

Combat	Boxing Pankration Wrestling

Special	Guitar contest Herald contest Pentathlon Salpinx contest

Winners

Acanthus of Sparta Agasias of Arcadia Agesarchus of Tritaea Alcibiades of Athens Alexander I of Macedon Anaxilas of Messenia Aratus of Sicyon Archelaus I of Macedon Arrhichion of Phigalia Arsinoe II Astylos of Croton Berenice I of Egypt Bilistiche Chaeron of Pellene Chilon of Patras Chionis of Sparta Cimon Coalemos Coroebus of Elis Cylon of Athens Cynisca of Sparta Damarchus Damasias of Amphipolis Demaratus of Sparta Desmon of Corinth Diagoras of Rhodes Diocles of Corinth Diocles of Messenia Diognetus of Croton Ergoteles of Himera Eurycles of Laconia Euryleonis Hiero I of Syracuse Hypenus of Elis Hysmon of Elis Iccus of Taranto Isomachus of Croton Leonidas of Rhodes Leophron Lycinus of Croton Lycotas of Laconia Milo of Croton Nero Caesar Augustus Oebotas of Dyme Onomastus of Smyrna Orsippus of Megara Peisistratos of Athens Phanas of Pellene Philinus of Cos Philip II of Macedon Philippus of Croton Phrynon of Athens Polydamas of Skotoussa Pythagoras of Laconia Pythagoras of Samos Sostratus of Pellene Theagenes of Thasos Theron of Acragas Tiberius Caesar Augustus Timasitheus of Delphi Troilus of Elis Varazdat of Armenia Xenocles of Messenia Xenophon of Aegium Xenophon of Corinth

Lists	Complete list of victors Stadion race Archaic period Classical period Hellenistic period Roman period

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