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Psaumis of Camarina (Template:Lang-el) was the tyrant and re-founder of Camarina and a charioteer who won the Olympic four-horse chariot race (tethrippon) in the 82nd Olympiad (452 BC). He probably had already won the two-mule chariot race in the previous edition of the 81st Olympiad and he also competed unsuccessfully in the mounted-horse race. He was the son of Akron (Template:Lang-el).^[1]

A pair of odes attributed to Pindar (Olympian 4 & 5) celebrate his victory, but these may actually be the work of a Sicilian imitator of Pindar.^[2]

Camarina was destroyed and re-founded several times in antiquity. Its third re-foundation with Psaumis as oecist must have been around the same time as his Olympic victory, as one of the odes refers to it as "his new-found abode" and alludes to rapid growth occurring there as the city re-built. According to Thucydides, the settlers came from nearby Gela.^[3]

References

^ Hugo Förster, Die Sieger in den Olympischen Spielen, Zwickau, 1891, p. 17, (e-book)
^ Λεξικόν της ελληνικής γλώσσης / συνταχθέν υπό Σκαρλάτου Δ. του Βυζαντίου και πλουτισθέν διαφόροις πίναξι χρονομετρικοίς νομισματολογικοίς κτλ. κατά το εν Ελλάδι νενομοθετημένον μετρικόν σύστημα οις προσετέθη εν τέλει και λεξικόν επίτομον των εν τοις ελληνικοίς συγγράμμασιν απαντώντων κυρίων ονομάτων,«Παύμις» (Anestes Konstantinidos, Athens:1895). vol. 3, p. 1053
^ William Smith, LLD, Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, "Camarina" (G. E. Marindin, London:1854)

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[1] Hugo Förster, Die Sieger in den Olympischen Spielen, Zwickau, 1891, p. 17, (e-book)

[LexiconTes-2] Λεξικόν της ελληνικής γλώσσης / συνταχθέν υπό Σκαρλάτου Δ. του Βυζαντίου και πλουτισθέν διαφόροις πίναξι χρονομετρικοίς νομισματολογικοίς κτλ. κατά το εν Ελλάδι νενομοθετημένον μετρικόν σύστημα οις προσετέθη εν τέλει και λεξικόν επίτομον των εν τοις ελληνικοίς συγγράμμασιν απαντώντων κυρίων ονομάτων,«Παύμις» (Anestes Konstantinidos, Athens:1895). vol. 3, p. 1053

[3] William Smith, LLD, Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, "Camarina" (G. E. Marindin, London:1854)

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-'''Psaumis of Camarina''' ({{lang-el|Ψαύμις Καμαριναίος}}) was the [[tyrant]] and re-founder of [[Kamarina, Sicily|Camarina]] and a [[charioteer]] who won the [[Ancient Olympic games|Olympic]] [[biga|two-mule]] chariot race in the 81st Olympiad  ([[456 BC]]). He also competed unsuccessfully in the mounted-horse race and probably won the four-horse chariot race in the following edition of the [[452 BC|82nd Olympiad]]. He was the son of Akron ({{lang-el| Ἂκρων}}).<ref>Hugo Förster, ''Die Sieger in den Olympischen Spielen'', Zwickau, 1891, p. 17, [https://archive.org/stream/bub_gb_X34UAAAAYAAJ#page/n21/mode/2up (e-book)]</ref>
+'''Psaumis of Camarina''' ({{lang-el|Ψαύμις Καμαριναίος}}) was the [[tyrant]] and re-founder of [[Kamarina, Sicily|Camarina]] and a [[charioteer]] who won the [[Ancient Olympic games|Olympic]]  [[Chariot racing|four-horse chariot race (tethrippon)]] in the 82nd Olympiad ([[452 BC]]). He probably had already won the [[biga|two-mule]] chariot race in the previous edition of the [[456 BC|81st Olympiad]] and he also competed unsuccessfully in the mounted-horse race. He was the son of Akron ({{lang-el| Ἂκρων}}).<ref>Hugo Förster, ''Die Sieger in den Olympischen Spielen'', Zwickau, 1891, p. 17, [https://archive.org/stream/bub_gb_X34UAAAAYAAJ#page/n21/mode/2up (e-book)]</ref>
-A pair of odes attributed to [[Pindar]] (''Olympia''n 4 & 5) celebrate his victories, but these may actually be the work of a Sicilian imitator of Pindar.<ref name="LexiconTes">''Λεξικόν της ελληνικής γλώσσης / συνταχθέν υπό Σκαρλάτου Δ. του Βυζαντίου και πλουτισθέν διαφόροις πίναξι χρονομετρικοίς νομισματολογικοίς κτλ. κατά το εν Ελλάδι νενομοθετημένον μετρικόν σύστημα οις προσετέθη εν τέλει και λεξικόν επίτομον των εν τοις ελληνικοίς συγγράμμασιν απαντώντων κυρίων ονομάτων'',«Παύμις» (Anestes Konstantinidos, Athens:1895). vol. 3, p. 1053 </ref>
+A pair of odes attributed to [[Pindar]] (''Olympia''n 4 & 5) celebrate his victory, but these may actually be the work of a Sicilian imitator of Pindar.<ref name="LexiconTes">''Λεξικόν της ελληνικής γλώσσης / συνταχθέν υπό Σκαρλάτου Δ. του Βυζαντίου και πλουτισθέν διαφόροις πίναξι χρονομετρικοίς νομισματολογικοίς κτλ. κατά το εν Ελλάδι νενομοθετημένον μετρικόν σύστημα οις προσετέθη εν τέλει και λεξικόν επίτομον των εν τοις ελληνικοίς συγγράμμασιν απαντώντων κυρίων ονομάτων'',«Παύμις» (Anestes Konstantinidos, Athens:1895). vol. 3, p. 1053 </ref>
 Camarina was destroyed and re-founded several times in antiquity. Its third re-foundation with Psaumis as ''[[oecist]]'' must have been around the same time as his Olympic victory, as one of the odes refers to it as "his new-found abode" and alludes to rapid growth occurring there as the city re-built. According to [[Thucydides]], the settlers came from nearby [[Gela]].<ref>[[William Smith]], [[Doctor of Letters|LLD]], ''[[Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography]]'', "Camarina" (G. E. Marindin, London:1854)</ref>