The Roman game of Pila using a follis inflated ball
The Roman game of Pila (passing a ball in a traingle with the arm/hand) using a follis (folliculus) inflated ball. This passage from Plautus offers further explanation: "If a small (pila), they drove it with the hand, armed with a kind of gauntlet, hence called the follis pugillatorius."
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11786388
Media ID
46702194
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3472px x 5213px
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Credit
Mary Evans / Grenville Collins Postcard Collection
Source
Unattributed wood engraving
