From the fourth century A.D. until the fall of Constantinople in 1453, the people of the Byzantine or Eastern Roman Empire participated in a wide range of sports and physical recreations. Continue reading “Sports and Games in the Eastern Roman (‘Byzantine’) Empire”
The therapeutic use of sport in the Eastern Roman Empire
Exercises that aimed at maintaining and promoting health are found in the Byzantine literature under the terms physiotherapeutic and training gymnasiums. Continue reading “The therapeutic use of sport in the Eastern Roman Empire”