6. 7 he Pancratium. This was a combat much hkc the boxing of our brei-(crc. I: is tuppoled to derive its name from the liberty given to the comba-Lmtj of exerting all their powers to obtain the victory, in concraddiintfjon to the contell of the cettus, in which they w ere pru from tnpj in? and grap-pong* 1 he Pantraticjl was armed only with his own Ilrcngth, and was at liberty to f;i,:e, co gripe, to throw hu antagonift, and to continue the conceiton the ground j only he was noc to tear him with hi: recrh, to dig out his eyes, or to arccmpc to penetrate the fieih underthe ribs with hi- fneeTS,