abstract:Pankration ( or ) was a combat sport introduced into the Greek Olympic Games in 648 BC and founded as a blend of boxing and wrestling but with scarcely any rules. The only things not acceptable were biting and gouging of the opponent's eyes.
Naked athletes participated in foot races, the pentathlon, horse and chariot races and in three combat sports wrestling, boxing and the almost-no-holds-barred pankration.
The gods-fearing athletes competed naked in events such as discus, pankration (a hybrid of boxing and wrestling) and deadly chariot races (animated on the side of a massive urn in the exhibition) to win olive wreaths and prizes like oil.