# Akanthos of Sparta

> Acanthus the Lacedaemonian, was the victor in two footrace events, the diaulos (δίαυλος) and dolichos (δόλιχος), in the Olympic Games of 720 BC. He was also, according to some accounts, the first who ran naked in these games. Other accounts ascribe this to Orsippus the Megarian. Thucydides says that the Lacedaemonians were the first who contended naked in gymnastic games, although he does not mention Acanthus by name.

*8th-century BC Greek athlete*

**Canonical URL:** https://fame.am/person/akanthos-of-sparta

## Identity
- **Profile type:** Athlete ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q2066131))
- **Category:** Athletes
- **Born:** -799
- **Status:** unknown
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump

## Fame
- **Popularity score:** 44.0 / 100
- **Momentum:** 11.4 / 100  (trend: RISING)
- **Historical depth:** 11.8 / 100
- **Now attention:** 0.0 / 100
- **Source confidence:** 60.0 / 100
- **Profile completeness:** 45.0 / 100

## Sources
- [Acanthos của Sparta](https://vi.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acanthos_c%E1%BB%A7a_Sparta)
- [Acant d'Esparta](https://ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acant_d'Esparta)
- [Akanthos ze Sparty](https://cs.wikipedia.org/wiki/Akanthos_ze_Sparty)
- [Άκανθος ο Λακεδαιμόνιος](https://el.wikipedia.org/wiki/%CE%86%CE%BA%CE%B1%CE%BD%CE%B8%CE%BF%CF%82_%CE%BF_%CE%9B%CE%B1%CE%BA%CE%B5%CE%B4%CE%B1%CE%B9%CE%BC%CF%8C%CE%BD%CE%B9%CE%BF%CF%82)
- [Acanthus of Sparta](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acanthus_of_Sparta)
- [Acanto de Esparta](https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acanto_de_Esparta)
- [Acanthos de Sparte](https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acanthos_de_Sparte)
- [Akanthos dari Sparta](https://id.wikipedia.org/wiki/Akanthos_dari_Sparta)
- [Acanto di Sparta](https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acanto_di_Sparta)
- [Akantos ze Sparty](https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Akantos_ze_Sparty)
- [Acanto de Esparta](https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acanto_de_Esparta)
- [Acanthus (Spartan)](https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acanthus_(Spartan))
- [Akanthos zo Sparty](https://sk.wikipedia.org/wiki/Akanthos_zo_Sparty)
- [Акант (олімпіонік)](https://uk.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%90%D0%BA%D0%B0%D0%BD%D1%82_(%D0%BE%D0%BB%D1%96%D0%BC%D0%BF%D1%96%D0%BE%D0%BD%D1%96%D0%BA))
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2822600)

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