guidoLaMoto Posted July 3 Report Share Posted July 3 Roman legionnaires whiled away their free time after all that marching, digging and tree felling each day after the day's new castra was built by playing what seems to be a form of rugby. The ball (harpastrum) was made of leather filled with feathers or wool. No details of rules or scoring is known, but it apparently was a violent process of advancing the ball across a goal line, probably much like modern rugby. (I recently saw a bumper sticker that read "Be kind to animals-- Take a hockey player to lunch." https://youtu.be/j-YK-SPsUe4?si=xPF4f8vHmsk7edGi. Roberto Trizio calls it "Roman Soccer." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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