Ancient Roman sports

ancient Greek, Roman, and Byzantine sport

thumb|, ancient Roman fresco ', also known as ', 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 , , or football-sized ball) and hard, probably about the size and solidity of a softball, and was stuffed with feathers. The word is the latinisation of the Greek (), the neuter of (), 'carried away', from the verb (), 'to seize, to snatch'.

sport and a child's game

equestrian event in ancient Rome