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Friday, April 18, 2014

Match-fixing isn't anything new! 1,700-year-old Greek contract reveals terms for foul play during a wrestling match

Modern professional wrestling contains many theatrics and sometimes pre-determined outcomes. But although the lurid costumes might be new, there is now proof that ancient wrestling matches were fixed too. Historians have deciphered a delicate Greek papyrus ...

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