Greco-Roman
Wrestling without legs
Greco-Roman describes things relating to both ancient Greece and Rome, or their combined cultural heritage.
The term appears most often in discussions of classical antiquity—Greco-Roman architecture, Greco-Roman mythology—where the two civilizations blended and influenced each other.
In sports, Greco-Roman wrestling is a style forbidding holds below the waist.
Forced grounding maneuver
- grapplingClose-quarters combat technique
- pinPointed metal fastener
- throwPropel by arm motion
- clinchSettle beyond doubt
parterre · reversal · lock · grip · mat · bout · singlet · stance
Of ancient Greece/Rome
- antiquityGreat age, ancient era
- togaAncient draped garment
- tunicLoose hip-length top
- laurelVictory wreath plant
Senate · republic · democracy · citizenship · patrician · plebeian · gladiator · chariot
Vertical structural element
- pedimentTriangular architectural crowning element
- friezeOrnamental architectural band
- capitalWealth used for investment
- entablatureBeam structure on columns
Doric · Ionic · Corinthian · Parthenon · amphitheater · aqueduct · forum · basilica
Ancient Athenian questioning philosopher
- PlatoGreek philosopher, academy founder
- AristotleGreek founder of formal logic
- StoicismVirtue-centered ancient philosophy
- EpicureanismPhilosophy valuing serene pleasure
Cynicism · Neoplatonism · dialectic · ethics · metaphysics · rhetoric · logic · syllogism
takedown
Forced grounding maneuver
clinch · parterre · reversal · lock · grip · mat · bout · singlet · stance · escape
classical
Of ancient Greece/Rome
laurel · Senate · republic · democracy · citizenship · patrician · plebeian · gladiator · chariot · symposium
column
Vertical structural element
- pedimentTriangular architectural crowning element
- friezeOrnamental architectural band
- capitalWealth used for investment
entablature · Doric · Ionic · Corinthian · Parthenon · amphitheater · aqueduct · forum · basilica · atrium
Socrates
Ancient Athenian questioning philosopher
- PlatoGreek philosopher, academy founder
- AristotleGreek founder of formal logic
- StoicismVirtue-centered ancient philosophy
Epicureanism · Cynicism · Neoplatonism · dialectic · ethics · metaphysics · rhetoric · logic · syllogism · Academy
Zeus
Greek sky god
Athena · Poseidon · Hades · Hermes · Artemis · Ares · Dionysus · Hercules · Odysseus · Achilles
- wrestlingbody slam, wrestlers, takedown, pinfall, suplex
- grapplingsubmission hold, chokehold, wrestling match, arm bar, freestyle wrestling
- Classicismneoclassicism, academicism, ideal beauty, classical architecture, classical motifs
- combat artssword fighting, swordfighting, boxing, wrestling, grappling
- Neoclassicismneoclassicism, neoclassical art, neoclassical architecture, columns, symmetry
- Greco-BuddhismPeshawar, Demetrius, Mediterranean style
Greco-Romanfreestyle
Without prescribed technique
freestyle wrestling · folkstyle · catch wrestling · judo · sambo
Greco-RomanMesopotamian
Of the two-rivers land
Mesoamerican · Persian · Egyptian · Celtic · Asiatic
Greco-Romannon-Western
Outside European-American traditions
Asian · African · indigenous · barbarian · exotic
Rome, Greece, Roman, Grecian, Romanesque