The Romans regarded such sports, not as competition between equals to determine their respective virtue, but as simple entertainment. The original concept of sports as the collective participation of elite warrior - athletes as part of their education was abandoned.
रोमन लोकांना हिंसक खेळ जास्त आवडायचे त्यामुळे रोममध्ये खेळल्या जाणाऱ्‍या सर्व ग्रीक सामन्यांपैकी मुष्टीयुद्ध, कुस्ती आणि पॅनक्रॅटियमला लोकांकडून जास्त प्रतिसाद मिळत असे.