Person: Marcus Aurelius Demetrios from Hermopolis Magna (Egypt)

Person ID: 564
Name: Marcus Aurelius Demetrios
Alternative Name: Harpokration
Place of Origin: Hermopolis Magna (Egypt)
Date Range: 140 to 170
Honorary Citizen of:
Alexandria (Egypt)
List of Festivals:
Capitolia in Rome (Italy)
Isthmia in Corinth (Corinthia)
Nemea in Argos (Argeia)
Olympia in Olympia (Elis)
Pythia in Delphi (Phokis)
List of Events:
Capitolia in Rome (Italy) on ( 150 to 175 )
Pythia in Delphi (Phokis) on ( 140 to 170 )
Nemea in Argos (Argeia) on ( 140 to 170 )
Isthmia in Corinth (Corinthia) on ( 140 to 170 )
Olympia in Olympia (Elis) on ( 140 to 170 )
List of Disciplines:
combat sports: pankration
List of Agonistic Titles:
archiereus xystou
xystarches
paradoxos
periodonikes
List of References:
I.Porto 16 = IG XIV 916
IG XIV 1102
IG XIV 1104 = IGUR 239
P. Lond 1178
List of Prosopographies:
Farrington (2012), no. 2.34
Moretti (1957), no. 865
Gouw (2009), no. 88
Fauconnier (2018)
Strasser (2001), no. 191
Knab (1934), no. 47
Kostouros (2008), no. 46
Kostouros (2008), no. 115
Strasser (2004-2005), p. 421-468
Comment: According to Farrington (2012), this athlete was a periodonikes in pankration and was active between c. 140 and c. 170. - YP Moretti has Alexandria as the man's place of origin, instead of the place where he holds honorary citizenship. - JS/CT Father of Marcus Aurelius Asklepiades (Person ID 1375), also a periodoneikes, and the wrestler Sarapon (Person ID 4855). After his athletic career Harpokration was a xystarch, director of imperial baths, and hiegh priest of the athletic guild. Demetrios obtained the title of periodoneikes as wrestler (Gouw).