Stadion victors at Olympia (recorded list, c.776 BCE–394 CE)

1. Stadion victor lists become a Greek dating tool

   Jan 1, 776 BCELabels: stadion race, Olympic victors

   • Eusebius Attalus
   • Eusebius trans
   • Stadion race

2. Coroebus recorded as first stadion victor

   Jan 1, 776 BCELabels: Coroebus of, first victor

   • Eusebius Attalus
   • Pausanias 5 8
   • Coroebus

3. Stadion remains the only contest for thirteen Olympiads

   Jan 1, 728 BCELabels: stadion race, Eusebius list

   • Eusebius trans
   • Eusebius Attalus

4. Diaulos added, but stadion victors still headline

   Jan 1, 724 BCELabels: diaulos race, stadion victor

   • Pausanias 5 8
   • Eusebius Attalus

5. Early stadion victors are mostly local Peloponnesians

   Jan 1, 720 BCELabels: Peloponnese victors, regional competitors

   • Britannica 1911
   • Eusebius Attalus

6. Orsippus’s stadion victory linked with nude running

   Jan 1, 720 BCELabels: Orsippus, athletic nudity

   • Eusebius Attalus
   • Coroebus

7. Hippias of Elis compiles an early victor list

   Jan 1, 420 BCELabels: Hippias of, victor lists

   • Christesen CUP
   • BMCR review

8. Recorded stadion victors help date Greek historiography

   Jan 1, 100Labels: Olympiad dating, stadion victors

   • Stadion race
   • Eusebius trans

9. Eusebius’ list runs through 225 CE for stadion

   Jan 1, 225Labels: Eusebius list, stadion sequence

   • Eusebius trans
   • Stadion winners

10. Eusebius preserves stadion victors as Olympiad framework

    Jan 1, 325Labels: Eusebius of, Olympiad list

    • Eusebius Attalus
    • BMCR review

11. Late Roman-era athletes still appear in Olympic records

    Jan 1, 385Labels: late Roman, Aurelios Zopyros

    • Zopyros
    • Britannica 1911

12. Imperial Christian policy contributes to ending the Games

    Jan 1, 393Labels: Theodosius I, imperial policy

    • Britannica 1911
    • Theodosius I
    • Guinness