Dares

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Historicity

  • Legendary figure
    Probable
    Probable
    One source places him in fiction; the other implies it.
    The evidence favours the claim and nothing credible contradicts it, but it falls short of establishing it.
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    Frederico Muñoz
    Researcher, Martialis
    2 sources expand_more
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    One source places him in fiction; the other implies it.
    “Either way, in his fictional Aeneid V. 404–484, written about 29–19 BCE, Virgil (Publius Vergilius Maro, 70–19 BCE) references the brutal nature of the caestus.”
    — Green, Thomas A.; Svinth, Joseph R.. (2010). Martial Arts of the World: An Encyclopedia of History and Innovation info
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    “A boxing match between Entellus and an arrogant younger boxer, Dares, is described in the fifth book of Virgil's Aeneid.”
    — Entellus - Wikipedia (English). Wikipedia (English) link history info

Description

Young Trojan boxer of Virgil's Aeneid who refused to face Entellus's heavy gloves and lost the bout.

Sources

“Entellus’ opponent, a Trojan named Dares, refused to fight unless smaller, lighter gloves were used.”
— Green, Thomas A.; Svinth, Joseph R.. (2010). Martial Arts of the World: An Encyclopedia of History and Innovation info

Cite and reuse

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Plain text
Muñoz, Frederico (YEAR_PLACEHOLDER). Dares. In Martialis: Martial Arts Lineage Database. https://martial.is/entity/01M5JWHXPXNWHX0A88G48G665Q - CC BY-SA 4.0. Accessed ACCESSED_DATE_PLACEHOLDER.
BibTeX
@incollection{martialis_01M5JWHXPXNWHX0A88G48G665Q, author = {Muñoz, Frederico}, title = {Dares}, booktitle = {Martialis: Martial Arts Lineage Database}, year = {YEAR_PLACEHOLDER}, url = {https://martial.is/entity/01M5JWHXPXNWHX0A88G48G665Q}, urldate = {ACCESSED_DATE_PLACEHOLDER}, note = {CC BY-SA 4.0} }
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