ANCIENT SPORTS in Greece & Rome: Olympic Games, Chariots & the Evolution of Combat Sport

Stretching back to the ancient Olympics, sports were an incredibly important part of ancient life & have had a lasting impact on the modern day. Just like us, the ancients loved to show off their athletic prowess, and competed in a variety of exciting games and events.

In this video we explore these competitions & step into the arenas of antiquity to learn more about everything from charioteering to the bloody reality of gladiatorial combat.

As in many other areas of antiquity, the Romans learnt from the Greeks but as the Greeks pioneered a range of sporting events, the Romans built on them to evolve the arenas, 'maximise' the the Hippodrome into the Circus and take sports further than they'd ever been before.

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Ancient Texts:
Pindar - Olympian Odes, Nemean Odes
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Herodotus - Histories (Ἱστορίαι)
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Aristotle - Corpus Aristotelicum

Homer - The Iliad (Ἰλιάς)
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Plutarch - The Parallel Lives (Βίοι Παράλληλοι)
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Virgil - The Georgics (Georgica)
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Juvenal - The Satires
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Credits:
If you see any of your artwork in the video, please let me know so I can give you credit!

Video clips:
'Ben-Hur' (2016), Timur Bekmambetov
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'Assassin's Creed Odyssey' (2018), Ubisoft
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'Assassin's Creed Origins' (2017), Ubisoft
'300' (2007), Zack Snyder
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'Spartacus' (2010-2013) - Steven DeKnight
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Music:
'Aetas Romana' by Adrian von Ziegler
   • Relaxing Roman Music - Aetas Romana  

Timestamps:
00:00 Introduction
01:09 The Olympics
03:07 Running Races
03:37 Pentathlon
03:52 Horse Racing
04:37 Chariot Racing
07:07 Gladiatorial Combat
07:46 Pankration Combat
08:15 Gladiatorial Combat (cont.)
09:30 Closing Words


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