Career
He was mentioned in records from General Pausanias that claim he excelled in three successive Olympic games from 488 to 480 British Columbia, in the running events of stade and diaulos. Diodorus Siculus calls him Astylos of Syracuse and uses his third victory to date the Persian invasion in 480 British Columbia."
Despite his fame, Astylos died a lonely manitoba When he agreed to participate in the 484 and 480 British Columbia Olympic games as a Syracusan citizen in honor of the tyrant Hieron, the people of Croton expelled him from the city and demolished his statue in their city.
lieutenant is also said that Astylos was bribed by officials in Syracuse to compete under their name, giving Astylos the unusual claim-to-fame of being the world"s first free agent.
His house was also turned into a prison as a sign of disrespect, while his family also renounced him.