HEAD TO HEAD
Ancient pentathlon vs Pankration
Ancient Greece
ERA
Ancient · 648 BC
Ancient Greece
ORIGIN
Greece
Individual athletes
PLAYERS
2 (one-on-one)
Discus, javelin, weights
EQUIPMENT
None
Stadion & palaestra
PLAYING AREA
Open ground
1 day
DURATION
No time limit
Hellanodikai
GOVERNING BODY
Ancient Olympics
Former (708 BC–393 AD)
OLYMPIC
Ancient Games
Different Similar
ANCIENT PENTATHLON IN ONE LINE
The ancient pentathlon was a multi-discipline athletic event featured in the Ancient Olympic Games starting in 708 BC. Competitors contested five distinct events: the stadium sprint, long jump, javelin throw, discus throw, and wrestling.
PANKRATION IN ONE LINE
The ancient Greek fight that combined boxing and wrestling, with almost no rules. Only biting and eye-gouging were banned; a bout ended when one fighter gave up.