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Episkyros logo #10101) Ball game 2) Team sport
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Episkyros logo #21000 Episkyros (ἐπίσκυρος; also called ἐφηβική ephebike,{cn|date=June 2014} `adolescence`, and ἐπίκοινος epikoinos, `commonball`) was an ancient Greek ball game. The game was played between two teams of usually 12 to 14 players each, with one ball and the rules of the game allowed using hands. Although it was a ball game...
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episkyros logo #21003(from the article `ball`) ...in a group, but there were also genuine team games and competitions among the ancient Greeks. Ball games were especially popular at Sparta. One ...
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