Did they play sports in Pompeii?

Answer 1

The baths were very important for the daily lives of the,people. Everyone spent some part of the day in the baths. The bath complex isn’t like a bathtub, but are large like a swimming pool and there were hot and cold baths. They had gambling and Board Games they played in the bath complex, got massages, and even rooms for prostitution. Yes, sports was very big in ancient Rome and everywhere the Romans went they built arenas for the gladiators games. Of course they visited with friends. The only difference between them and us is 2000 years.

Answer 2

Yes, people played sports in Pompeii at the gymnasiums or the palaestra. These sports usually included boxing, Wrestling, running, discus, javelin throwing and swimming.