Hello Year 4!
Just like our class the Romans loved to practice lots of different sports. As you know, many of the things people in ancient Rome could or couldn’t do depended on whether they were rich.
The rich of Rome really enjoyed playing and watching sports, but interestingly, sports was common among most of the Roman people, and sometimes even included animals!
For your homework this week:
Find out about 2 different sports the Romans practiced.
How did these sports help them to develop fitness and strength?
What kind of diet did the Romans have to help them stay fit and healthy?
Thank you for all of your responses so far and for your enthusiasm in class.
Don’t forget to complete your CGP Comprehension work, your English and Maths homework and remember to keep posting on the Wednesday Word and your reading reviews blog!
Mr. Kersys :). 
Romans ( sports )
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1. Two of the most famous Roman sports are chariot racing and gladiator fighting.
2. These sports gained their strength by using a lot of energy to disarm their opponents and even injure them.
3. Romans eat olive oil , fish and nuts to keep healthy and fit.
1. Ball games and wrestling.
2. They trained a lot and it improved their health and body strength.
3. Ancient Romans typically ate cereals, fruits, vegetables. It was very difficult for many Romans to find meat for their meals.
1. Two Roman sports are boxing and tightrope walking.
2. Boxing improved their heart rate and also gave other effects like better hand-eye coordination and decreased stress. Tightrope walking improves balance, core strength and posture.
3. They ate meat, fish, vegetables, eggs, cheese and bread.
Roman sports
1. Chariot racing , olympic type sports and ball games.
2. Chariot racing developed fitness because they had to control up to six horses at a time and that needs lots of strength.
3. Roman athletes would have eaten mostly vegetarian like barley beans and fish.
Roman sports
Romans did sports such as boxing, chariot racing and gladiator fighting.
These sports were helped them de Develop strength because they were very tough and you had to be very athletic to do them.
The Romans ate olives, fish and bread to keep healthy and fit.
Another Romans famous sports
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Boxing , was also one of the most popular sports. However, the rules were different from the modern day boxing since the players in this sport could strike any part of the body including the back and genitals.
There was no time limit under the boxing rules of the time and exhaustion or giving up of one of the fighters ended the game. The gloves worn by the players in this game were called Imantes Oxeis and had Greek origin. The gloves were made of leather with stiff rings of leather wrapped around the fingers in order to reduce the impact of the knuckles.
Roman ball game
Romans also called it the small ball game since the ball used was quite small, almost equal to the size of a softball. Hardly anything is known about the exact rules of this game but it did require a lot of agility and physical effort. Pictures of people playing this game have been found in ancient Roman frescos.
2. Strength fitness training builds the type and level of strength necessary for maximum performance in each sport.
It gave them power and energy to be able to fight, win and give the best performance during the games.
3. They ate meat, fish, vegetables, eggs, cheese, grains (also as bread) and legumes. Meat included animals like dormice (an expensive delicacy), hare, snails and boar.
-Roman Sports-
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1. Popular Romans used to do boxing and wrestling.
2. Both helped to improve overall fitness and build strength and
stamina, and they were generally enjoyed by many Romans.
3. They ate meat, fish, vegetables, eggs, cheese, grains (also as bread) and legumes. Meat included animals like dormice (an expensive delicacy), hare, snails and boar.
-Boxing and animal chasing were 2 very popular Roman sports
-these sports helped develop strength and running fast to catch the animals
-the Romans ate fish, vegetables, bread to stay healthy and also wine because they liked it
1. Roman sports
– Chariot racing
One of the most popular among the ancient Roman sports was chariot racing. In ancient Rome, chariot racing took place between different teams.
– Gladiator fighting
Gladiator fights were among the bloodiest of all Roman sports. Gladiators were armed combatants who entertained the audience through their bloody fights with other gladiators. But the fights were not just restricted to humans and often gladiators had confrontations with wild animals.
2. These sports help them to develop fitness and strength by lifting up and pulling the ropes to control the chariot and by swinging heavy weapons.
3. Ancient Roman food had a wide variety of ingredients including various fruits, vegetables, meats, and wines.
Romans sports
Boxing
It helped the Romans to improve overall fitness and build strength. The diet is pears and oranges.
Tightrope
It helped the Romans to improve there weight and strength. The diet they had is apples and bananas.
Hello Mr Kersys,
Thé Romans played boxing and chariot racing.
HELLO MR KERSYS
The game of ball was called follis in ancient Rome. The term is taken from Latin language. It means leather bag. The ball used in the game was created from leather. The wooden bracer or leather gauntlet would be needed to when playing this game since the leather ball was heavy. The next type of sport in ancient Rome was chariot racing. It was also considered as a Byzantine, ancient Greek and Iranian sport.
2.They are healthy, strong ,fast and they have a good shape of there body so I think that they can also win every battle they even had.
3.The Romans had food plants like: fruits such as fig, grape, apple, pear, cherry, plum, damson, mulberry, date and olive; vegetables such as cucumber and celery; nuts, seeds and pulses such as lentil, pine nut, almond, walnut and sesame; and herbs and spices including coriander, dill and fennel. Many of these were then successfully grown in Britain.