Person: Paraballon son of Lastratidas from Elis (Elis)

Person ID: 1129
Name: Paraballon
Father's Name: Lastratidas
Place of Origin: Elis (Elis)
Date Range: -300 to -200
List of Festivals:
Olympia in Olympia (Elis)
List of Events:
Olympia in Olympia (Elis) on ( -300 to -200 )
List of Disciplines:
running: diaulos
List of References:
Paus. 6.6.3
List of Prosopographies:
Moretti (1957), no. 536
Comment: Pausanias (6.6.3) narrates that Paraballon had a victor list of the Olympia written up in the gymnasium. Moretti (1957), no. 536 presumes that a (grand) gymnasium was not constructed before the 3rd century BC. He suggests the 125th Olympiad (= 280 BC) for his victory. See for Paraballon's son, Lastratidas, ID 1153 in this database. [DvdL]