a town of Warwickshire, situated about ten miles north of Coventry, in 1° 30' W. long. and 52° 40' N. lat.

ATHLETÆ, in antiquity, men of remarkable strength and agility, disciplined to perform in the public games. This was a general term, under which were comprehended wrestlers, boxers, runners, leapers, throwers of the disc, and those who practised in other exercises exhibited in the Olympic, Pythian, and other solemn sports, wherein there were prizes allotted for the conquerors.