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After going mad, one Greek in this profession supposedly caused a school’s roof to collapse and kill 60 children. Cleomedes of Astypalaea had this profession, as did the Spartan princess Cynisca. Dishonest people in this profession funded statues called Zanes which were erected in a city where people in this profession were honored (20[1])at its Prytaneion. As (20[1])depicted in (*) Apoxyomenos scenes, people in this profession used a strigil and applied olive oil to themselves (10[1])before entering a palaestra. (10[1])During events held at a city home to a wondrous Statue of Zeus, people in this profession would be crowned with an olive wreath. For 10 points, name this profession of people who competed in the Olympics. ■END■ (10[2])

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