Apollodorus ( el, Ἀπολλόδωρος; fl. 1st century AD) was an ancient Macedonian runner who, after winning in the Olympics, was killed by

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on his way back home. He is commemorated by

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in the below

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'' 7.390): Every year the ''Race of Apollodoros'' ( el, Δρόμος Απολλοδώρου) is organized in modern

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and Veria (

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