Boxer Theagenes of Thasos was one of the towering sporting figures from the ancient Olympic Games who supposedly won 1,400 ...

The rules of pankration allowed for any kind of attack except biting and gouging. In this scene, the pankratiast uses his bare hands to punch his opponent, who throws up his left arm to protect ...

Of the sports in the ancient Olympics, there is one that remains absent from the modern Olympics: Pankration. Pankration, which means “all strength”, is a combat sport which is a combination of boxing ...