Ancient Greece
The sports played in ancient Greece include Sports boxing,
wrestling, discus, running, triple jump, javelin throwing, and four horse
chariot racing. The structure was
highly organized and strictly regulated.
For example the penalty for a false start during a sprinting race would
result in the whipping of the runner, which is a punishment that is usually
reserved for slaves. The
participants themselves were very respected in the society and seen as sex
figures to women. All of the men
that participated also had to undergo months and months of training and also
maintain their dedication to Zeus during this process. The function of these events I was for
religious reasons and also entertainment for the crowd. The winners also would be given very
large amounts of money if they won.
As far as participation went, anyone no matter their social status was
allowed to participate in the games.
Ancient Rome
With ancient Rome gladiators, the main goal of the participant
was to fight and kill his opponent by use of swords or whatever type of weapon
they specialize with. The dueling
to the death that these men would have would be very bloody and violent. The role that this had was purely to
entertain the audience in the sense that these men were pitted against one another
and the armor given to these men would have certain weak spots that their
opponent would try to capitalize on in aims to appease the crowd. The participants that actually dueled
against one another were prisoners (prisoners of war against the Romans or
other types of criminals).
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