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In 146 BC the Romans conquered the Greek peninsula where a ball game called Episkuros or Phaininda was played. The Romans adopted this game which they called Harpastum. This game had similarities to soccer and some believe it evolved into the medieval form of Shrovetide fote-ball played in England and neighboring European countries which all modern football codes can trace their origins from.

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Romans never played soccer, it started in China.

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In 146 BC the Romans conquered the Greek peninsula where a ball game called Episkuros or Phaininda was played. The Romans adopted this game which they called Harpastum. This game had similarities to soccer and some believe it evolved into the medieval form of Shrovetide fote-ball played in England and neighboring European countries which all modern football codes can trace their origins from.

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No, at least not the way we think of football today. The Romans had a game called "passball" which was a skillful handling of a ball from hand to hand and unexpectedly passing it to the next guy to try to make him miss the catch. In the moves in this game it is thought that the foot could be used to juggle the ball as well as the hands.

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The Romans did running, weight lifting, boxing and Wrestling. They threw the discus and played ball games (pila was the name for ball games). These included handball (expulsim ludere), trigon, a type of soccer, and Field Hockey. The Romans also adopted three Greek ball games. Harpasta (a game played with a small soft ball which involved considerable speed, agility, and physical exertion; its exact rules are not known, but it seems that players often fell on the ground) Episkyros (a sort of volleyball with two teams of 12 to 14 players who threw the ball over the heads of the other team; there was a white line between the teams and one behind each team. Teams would change the ball often until one of the team is forced behind the line at their end) and Phaininda (it had two teams; it was played with one more small balls; the ball was passed to teammates; the methods for winning the ball were brutal, such as punching, fighting and the like).

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