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Konstantine Panegyres, Lecturer in Classics and Ancient History, The University of Western Australia

How did sport become so popular? The ancient history of a modern obsession

Roman mosaics discovered in Sicily show women playing different sports. David Pineda Svenske/Shutterstock

It’s almost impossible to go a day without seeing or hearing about sport.

Walk around any city or town and you will almost always catch a glimpse of people playing sports in teams or participating solo.

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