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Sign in to saveAlytarches (Greek: ) in ancient Olympic games was the leader of the police force who assisted the Hellanodikai to impose fines on athletes who did not follow the rules. The rabdouchoi, rod-bearers, and mastigophoroi, scourge-bearers, carried out the punishments. If an athlete could not pay a fine, his hometown paid it for him.
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Alytarches (Greek: ) in ancient Olympic games was the leader of the police force who assisted the Hellanodikai to impose fines on athletes who did not follow the rules. The rabdouchoi, rod-bearers, and mastigophoroi, scourge-bearers, carried out the punishments. If an athlete could not pay a fine, his hometown paid it for him.
==Sources== Olympic victor lists and ancient Greek history by Paul Christesen Page 510 Sport in the Ancient World from A to Z By Mark Golden Page 7 http://ablemedia.com/ctcweb/consortium/ancientolympics7.html