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...

later adopted by the Romans, who renamed and transformed it into harpastum. "Harpastum" is the latinisation of the Ancient Greek aρπαστόν (harpastón),...

language. The game may have started as a revival of the Roman sport of harpastum. It is organized during the celebrations of St. John the Baptist, with...

Athenaeus, writing in 228 CE, mentions the Roman ball game harpastum. Phaininda, episkyros and harpastum were played involving hands and violence. They all appear...

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codes Ba game Caid Calcio fiorentino Camping Cnapan Cornish hurling Cuju Harpastum Kemari La soule Lelo burti Marn grook Pasuckuakohowog Royal Shrovetide...

In reality, the ancient Romans did play a game resembling rugby called harpastum. A facsimile of the article, accompanied by a mock review by two classical...

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Ancient games Caid Cuju Calcio Fiorentino English school games Episkyros Harpastum La soule Marn Grook Medieval Ba Camping Cnapan Cornish hurling Old Division...

seen as a modern interpretation of the extinct Ancient Roman game of harpastum. By 1927, fascist propaganda actively promoted rugby, which it referred...