Roman Wrestling

Roman Wrestling

Roman Wrestling is a folk wrestling style that appears to have been an import of Greek Wrestling. However, the Romans seem to have scorned the nudity of the Greeks, and adopted loincloths. In the Northern reaches of the Empire, where the climate was colder, fully clothed versions may have been the precursors to later jacket wrestling styles.


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