roman martial arts

[caius matinius mattius]

Hi this is probably my first serious posting on here. I was wondering what type of unarmed or ground fighting combat (if any) was taught to the legionaries. As i know pankration was taught to spartan and other greek hoplites, was this style or any other taught to the legions of rome?



christopher mattingly
aka
mattius

[Tarbicus]

Christopher, try these. You could also try the Search function to delve around the site even more deeply.

http://www.romanarmy.com/rat/viewtopic.php?t=17985
http://www.romanarmy.com/rat/viewtopic.php?t=19116

[Ceasar Augustus]

It seems an interesting question, but not worth starting a whole new thread to talk about.