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Ancient Roman games festivals (8 P) G. Gladiatorial combat (3 C, 15 P) S. Ancient Roman sports (7 P) Pages in category "Sport in ancient Rome"
Gaius Appuleius Diocles was born in 104 AD in the Roman province of Lusitania, in the Western Iberian peninsula.He made his racing debut in Rome at the age of 18, in 122 AD with the racing stable known as the Whites, but did not win a race until two years later.
The main sports in ancient Rome were: pankration, wrestling, boxing, running, javelin throw, discus throw, and shot put, which were modeled after Ancient Greece. The conception of sports in Ancient Rome, however, did not reflect the Greek culture's predilection for nonprofessional athletic activities, for agons (ἀγῶνες), bloodless ...
Venatio was first introduced by Marcus Fulvius Nobilior, who celebrated his Greek campaign by hosting games where gladiators would fight lions and panthers.. Exotic wild beasts from the far reaches of the Roman Empire were brought to Rome and hunts were held in the morning prior to the afternoon main event of gladiatorial duels.
Ancient sumo-wrestling competition from the Japanese Heian or Kamakura period (between 794 and 1333). The history of sports extends back to the Ancient world in 7000 BC. The physical activity that developed into sports had early links with warfare and entertainment.
Harpastum, ancient Roman fresco. Harpastum, also known as harpustum, was a form of ball game played in the Roman Empire. The Romans also referred to it as the small ball game. The ball used was small (not as large as a follis, paganica, or football-sized ball) and hard, probably about the size and solidity of a softball and was stuffed with ...
Naumachia (detail): an imaginative recreation by Ulpiano Checa, first exhibited in 1894.. A naumachia (in Latin naumachia, from the Ancient Greek ναυμαχία / naumachía, literally "naval combat") was a mock naval battle staged as mass entertainment by the Ancient Romans.
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