<P> The ancient city of Rome had a place called the Campus, a sort of drill ground for Roman soldiers, which was located near the Tiber . Later, the Campus became Rome's track and field playground, which even Julius Caesar and Augustus were said to have frequented . Imitating the Campus in Rome, similar grounds were developed in several other urban centers and military settlements . </P> <P> In the campus, the youth assembled to play, exercise, and indulge in appropriate sports, which included jumping, wrestling, boxing and racing . Riding, throwing, and swimming were also preferred physical activities . In the countryside, pastimes also included fishing and hunting . Females did not participate in these activities . Ball playing was a popular sport and ancient Romans had several ball games, which included Handball (Expulsim Ludere), field hockey, catch, and some form of Football . </P> <P> Board games played in ancient Rome included dice (Tesserae or tali), Roman chess (Latrunculi), Roman Checkers (Calculi), tic - tac - toe (Terni Lapilli), and ludus duodecim scriptorum and tabula, predecessors of backgammon . </P> <P> There were several other activities to keep people engaged like chariot races, musical and theatrical performances, public executions and gladiatorial combat . In the Colosseum, Rome's amphitheatre, 60,000 persons could be accommodated . There are also accounts of the Colosseum's floor being flooded to hold mock naval battles for the public to watch . </P>

Around 100 c.e. the roman empire was what type of society