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	Milo of Croton - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Milo or Milon of Croton (late 6th century BC) was the most famous of Greek athletes in Antiquity.
		He was born in the Greek colony of Croton in Southern Italy.
		Milo kept on competing, even well after what would have been considered a normal Olympic Athlete's prime: by the 67 Olympiad, he would have been over 40 years of age.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Milo_of_Croton (410 words)

	Milo - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Milo is also a town in the province of Catania on the island of Sicily.
		Milo is the name of the baby ape in Escape from the Planet of the Apes (the son of Cornelius and Dr. Zira) who grows to be Caesar in Conquest of the Planet of the Apes and Battle for the Planet of the Apes.
		Milo James Thatch is the main character in the Disney animated movies Atlantis: The Lost Empire (voiced by Michael J. Fox) and its sequel,Atlantis: Milo's Return (voiced by James Arnold Taylor).
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Milo (357 words)

	Croton
		Croton (present-day Crotone), in the "toe" of the Italian peninsula, was a Greek colony from c.
		In botany, Croton is a plant genus in the Euphorbiaceae family.
		Croton oil, used in herbal medicine as a violent purgative, is extracted from its seeds.
	www.teachtime.com /en/wikipedia/c/cr/croton.html (162 words)

	Croton: Encyclopedia topic (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Croton or Crotona (present-day Crotone), in the "toe" of the Italian (Italian: A native or inhabitant of Italy) peninsula, was an Achaean (Achaean: A member of one of the four divisions of the prehistoric Greeks) colony from c.
		In botany (botany: The branch of biology that studies plants), Croton is a plant (plant: A living organism lacking the power of locomotion) genus in the Euphorbiaceae (Euphorbiaceae: A family of plants of order Geraniales) family.
		Croton oil, used in herbal medicine as a violent purgative, is extracted from its seed (seed: A small hard fruit) s.
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /reference/croton (366 words)

	Croton (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Croton or Crotona (present-day Crotone), in the "toe" of the Italian peninsula, was an Achaean colony from c.
		Sybaris was the rival of Croton, until c.
		Dionysius the tyrant of Syracuse aiming at hegemony in Magna Graecia, temporarily held Croton.
	pda.molinu.com /wiki/en/cr/Croton.htm (231 words)

	Crotone (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Croton was especially celebrated for its successes in the Olympic Games from 588 BC onward, Milo of Croton being the most famous of its athletes.
		In 510 BC Croton was strong enough for its people to defeat the Sybarites and raze their city to the ground.
		Of the Greek Croton the only thing which remains is a Doric column of the, the last of 48 columns supporting the temple of Hera Lacinia, famous in antiquity for its sacredness and opulence.
	www.barca.fsnet.co.uk /crotone.htm (744 words)

	Milo of Croton
		The statue of Milo the son of Diotimus was made by Dameas, also a native of Crotona.
		Milo won six victories for wrestling at Olympia, one of them among the boys; at Pytho he won six among the men and one among the boys.
		Milo in his pride thrust his hands into the trunk, the wedges slipped, and Milo was held fast by the trunk until the wolves -- a beast that roves in vast packs in the land of Crotona -- made him their prey.
	www.mlahanas.de /Greeks/Bios/MiloCroton.html (531 words)

	Milo of Croton (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		itself Milo or Milon of Croton (late 6th century BC) was the most famous of Greek athletes in Antiquity.
		---- Second version: Milo of Kroton was a legendary wrestler in Ancient Greece, born in the Greek colony of Kroton in Southern Italy.
		Milo was also an excellent warrior, and led the town of Kroton to victory against the attack of a neighboring town.
	milo-of-croton.ask.dyndns.dk (483 words)

	The Baldwin Project: The Story of the Greeks by H. A. Guerber
		AMONG the athletes whose statues were to be seen at Olympia was Milo, a man of Croton, one of the Greek colonies in Italy.
		Milo's hands were so strong that when he seized a chariot, even with one hand only, four horses could not make it stir until he let it go.
		Milo, remembering his former strength, gazed for a moment at the tree, and then, feeling sure that he could easily pull it apart, he slipped his fingers into the crack.
	www.mainlesson.com /display.php?author=guerber&book=greeks&story=milo (453 words)

	Milo of Kroton
		Photograph by Maria Daniels, courtesy of the Archaeological Museum of Olympia and the Greek Ministry of Culture.
		Milo stood and supported the central pillar until the others escaped to safety and then dashed out, saving himself.
		In an attempt to test his strength, Milo placed his hands and, perhaps his feet, into the cleft of the trunk and tried to split apart the wood.
	www.perseus.tufts.edu /Olympics/milo.html (581 words)

	Morgan & Milo Resources & Information - Morgan & Milo
		Milo, Maine is a town in Piscataquis county in Maine.
		Milo is a town in the province of Catania on the island of Sicily.
		Milo James Thatch is the main character in the Disney animated movies Atlantis: The Lost Empire (voiced by Michael J. Fox) and its sequel, Atlantis: Milo's Return (voiced by James Arnold Taylor).
	www.bizhisto.com /Biz-Retail-Companies-M/Morgan-&-Milo.html (330 words)

	Articles - Crotone (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Crotone is a city in Calabria, southern Italy, on the Gulf of Taranto.
		Croton was then occupied by the Bruttii, with the exception of the citadel, in which the chief inhabitants had taken refuge; these, being unable to defend the place against a Carthaginian force, soon after surrendered, and were allowed to withdraw to Locri.
		On September 30, 1986, the Diocese of Crotone was merged with the Archdiocese of Santa Severina to form the Archdiocese of Crotone-Santa Severina.
	www.lastring.com /articles/Crotona (872 words)

	Croton - Unipedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Evaluation of the mutagenic, antimutagenic and antiproliferative potential of Croton lechleri (Muell.
		Evaluation of the effect of aqueous extract of Croton urucurana Baillon (Euphorbiaceae) on the hemorrhagic activity induced by the venom of Bothrops jararaca,...
		Philolaus of Croton: Pythagorean and Presocratic, A Commentary on the Fragments and Testimonia with Interpretive Essays.
	www.unipedia.info /Croton.html (366 words)

	TreasureCase.com: Milo's Home Page
		He is named after Milo of Croton, the legendary heroe of the ancient Greek Olympic Games who won six wrestling competitions during the sixth century B.C. No athlete in antiquity enjoyed greater celebrity than Milo of Croton, whose wrestling prowess endeared him to fans of his own generation and those that followed.
		Milo was found wandering on the streets by Diane on September 11, 2001.
		Diane was depressed from the news of the terrorist attacks from earlier in the day and decided to go out for ice cream in hopes of raising her spirit.
	www.treasurecase.com /dogs/milo.php (287 words)

	CROTON (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Croton or Crotona, in the "toe" of the Italian peninsula, was an Achaean colony from c.
		Sybaris was the rival of Croton, until ca 510 BCE, Crotona sent an army of 100,000 men, commanded by the athlete Milo, against Sybaris and destroyed it.
		Crotona eventually fell into the hands of the Romans, in 193 BCE, and a colony was established there.
	www.yotor.org /wiki/en/cr/Croton.htm (309 words)

	USATODAY.com - Wrestling was a Greek national mania without tv (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		The greatest of the Olympic wrestlers of classical Greece was Milo of Croton, who never lost a match until the end of his career.
		Milo of Croton was born in the sixth century B.C. in southern Italy, won the boys' wrestling Olympic Games in 540 B.C., and went on to victory in five consecutive Olympics.
		As Milo grew, the ox grew; the load got heavier and Milo's muscles became stronger.
	www.usatoday.com /news/science/archaeology/2001-02-06-wrestle.htm (524 words)

	Online Store (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Milo of Croton is credited with this discovery.
		Milo lifted and carried an infant calf each day from one end of his pasture to the other.
		By the time the calf was a full-grown bull Milo was the biggest and strongest guy in the land.
	www.fitworkz.com /store/scripts/prodView.asp?idproduct=3 (857 words)

	History of Wrestling : Milo of Croton (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		It is no great thing to possess strength, whatever kind it is, but to use it as one should.
		A follower of the famous philosopher Pythagoras, Milo once saved his friends.
		Milo was wandering through the forest when he found an old tree trunk with wedges inserted into it.
	www.jrwrestling.com /articles/article_milo-of-croton.html (489 words)

	Milo of Croton - TheBestLinks.com - Milon, Cicero, Heracles, Ancient Greece, ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Milo of Croton - TheBestLinks.com - Milon, Cicero, Heracles, Ancient Greece,...
		Milon, Milo of Croton, Cicero, Heracles, Ancient Greece, Olympic Games, Amateur...
		In the four Olympic Games in which he represented his city he went undefeated in the sport of wrestling.
	www.thebestlinks.com /Milon.html (538 words)

	croton -- Encyclopædia Britannica
		poisonous viscous liquid obtained from the seeds of a small Asiatic tree, Croton tiglium, of the spurge family (Euphorbiaceae).
		Croton oil is pale yellow to brown and is transparent, with an acrid persistent taste and disagreeable odour.
		It was known as Cotrone from the Middle Ages until the Italian form of its early name was restored in 1928.
	www.britannica.com /eb/article-9028012 (536 words)

	The Essence of Line - Search Collection
		The Milo of Croton was one of three statues originally commissioned from Puget for the gardens of Versailles.
		All three works were depictions of strength in various forms, with the Milo of Croton signifying strength being overcome by suffering and death.
		In the legend, Milo, a Greek athlete known for his great power, becomes trapped in a tree he was attempting to tear apart with his bare hands.
	www.frenchdrawings.org /search.php?submit=Search&sort=number&artist=cezanne&dwg=460 (1035 words)

	Iron Bulldog Fitness » Blog Archive » Keeping It Simple (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		One of my favourite fitness stories is about Milo of Croton, an ancient Greek Olympic wrestling champion.
		Milo was the inventor of progressive resistance training.
		As the calf grew bigger, Milo grew stronger and stronger.
	www.iron-bulldog-fitness.com /blog/?p=3 (338 words)

	Human Kinetics
		The legend of Milo of Croton in Greek mythology can best illustrate how to apply the principle of progressive increase of load in training.
		To become the world’s strongest man, Milo started to lift and carry a calf every day beginning in his teenage years.
		By the time the calf was a full-grown bull, Milo was the world’s strongest man, thanks to long-term progression.
	www.humankinetics.com /products/showexcerpt.cfm?excerpt_id=3869 (650 words)

	Triking Games Forums > Unstoppable Milo (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Milo is all about rolling up and delivering a haymaker square on the jaw (well, after round 1, at least), not about being fancy and sidestepping attacks.
		This is almost like my Milo except I put in Ast (Yue deck would wreck this deck).
		But I agree that Milo is much better with your suggestions, which doesn't make a an Udjat Eye/Tyr/Liontari combo any worse...
	www.trikinggames.com /forums/lofiversion/index.php/t3314.html (3587 words)

	Triking Games Forums -> counteractive
		milo of croton,harald hardrada (since milo does two damage without a weapon use harald so he won't be any more threatening than any other character
		amazonia, milo of croton (she uses two weapons you use no weapons like a weapon and can use them three times a turn plus superior health u do the math)
		spartucus of thrace,milo of croton every critical hit for him is for every critical for spartacus is like plus two and milo is statistically better blah,blah,blah
	www.trikinggames.com /forums/index.php?showtopic=1518 (1152 words)

	Anachronism CCG Greek Warrior Pack: Milo of Croton - IconUSA.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		The greatest Ancient Olympic wrestling champion was Milo of Croton, who never lost a match until the end of his career.
		Milo enters the arena wearing a lion skin and one of his six victory laurels.
		With Pythagoras as his inspiration, Milo maneuvers for a crushing blow with his club.
	www.iconusa4.com /online/anachronism_ccg_wp_milo_of_croton.htm (163 words)

	Milo of Croton - The Louvre photo - neelin photos at pbase.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		When the Greek athlete Milo grew old, he decided to test his legendary strength by trying to split open a cleft tree trunk; his hand remained trapped in the trunk, and he was devoured by wild animals.
		In this sculpture, he screams his helplessness, his eyes fixed on the lion, his muscles taut with strain.
		Falconet chose to treat this subject in order to pit himself against the sculptor Pierre Puget, an inescapable reference.
	www.pbase.com /image/39396238 (100 words)

	Warehouse 23: Anachronism: Milo of Croton
		Since the earliest days of the games, most competitors were satisfied to wear the victor's wreath just once in their lifetime.
		Milo of Croton, the greatest wrestler of ancient Greece, won the kotynos, the winner's laurel, six times.
		Protected by the impressive liontari - an armor fashioned from the skin of a lion - and wielding the mighty ropalo club, Milo puts his unbeaten streak to the test.
	www.warehouse23.com /item.html?id=TKG10204 (304 words)

	Biochemistry and History of Creatine by Dr. Myers
		The earliest known example was Milo of Croton, the most famous Olympian of all time.
		Milo of Croton was a wrestler who lived in the 5th century BC.
		He won five gold medals and was known for prodigious feats of strength.
	www.nucare.com /biocandhisof.html (692 words)

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