Feb 16
The Greek Runner Ladas Falling Dead as he Goes to Receive his Crown at Olympia
Artist: Frank Moss Bennett (British, 1874–1952)
Date: c. 1899
Medium: Oil on canvas
Collection: Private Collection
Ladas of Aegium
Ladas of Aegium was an ancient Greek athlete listed by Eusebius of Caesarea as a victor in the stadion race of the 125th Olympiad (280 BC)
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