Most EXTREME Sports In History…… Curated by The History Show With Alex
Sport: 🐅 Venatio (Beast Hunts) Date Started: 2nd century BC Date Ended: 6th century AD Region: 🌍 Ancient Rome Equipment: Weapons such as spears, swords, and nets; protective gear for hunters How To Win: Successfully kill or subdue the wild beasts released
Sport: 🥋 Pankration Date Started: 648 BC (introduced in the 33rd Olympiad) Date Ended: Continued until the late antiquity period Region: 🌍 Ancient Greece Equipment: 👐 Bare hands, minimal protective gear How To Win: Force your opponent to submit or incapac
Sport: ⚔️ Gladiatorial Games Date Started: 264 BC Date Ended: 5th century AD (gradually declined after the rise of Christianity) Region: 🌍 Ancient Rome Equipment: Various weapons (swords, tridents, nets, etc.), armor, shields How To Win: Defeat your oppon
Sport: ⚽ Mesoamerican Ballgame (Ōllamaliztli) Date Started: Around 1400 BC Date Ended: Continued in various forms, with peak during the Classic period (250-900 AD) Region: 🌎 Mesoamerica (Including areas of present-day Mexico, Belize, Guatemala, Honduras,
Sport: 🐊 Alligator Wrestling Date Started: Ancient Times (Exact date unknown, likely before 1000 AD) Date Ended: Ongoing (Cultural Tradition) Region: 🌴 Florida, USA Equipment: 👐 Bare Hands, 🛠️ Minimal Tools How To Win: Successfully subdue and control the
Sport: 🏎️ Roman Chariot Racing Date Started: Around the 6th century BC Date Ended: 6th century AD (declined with the fall of the Western Roman Empire) Region: 🌍 Ancient Rome Equipment: 🏎️ Chariots, 🐎 horses, protective gear for drivers How To Win: Complet
Sport: 🗡️ Krypteia Date Started: Ancient Sparta (exact date unknown, but practiced during the classical period, 5th-4th century BC) Date Ended: Declined with the fall of Spartan dominance Region: 🌍 Ancient Sparta, Greece Equipment: Basic survival gear, of
Sport: 🏇 Jousting Date Started: Early Middle Ages (around the 11th century AD) Date Ended: Declined in popularity by the 17th century AD Region: 🌍 Europe (especially popular in France, England, and Germany) Equipment: 🏇 Lances, 🛡️ armor, 🐎 horses, shields
