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Apopudobalia (Ancient Greek: ἀποπουδοβαλία; ἀπο- + ποδός + ball + -ία) is a fictional sport which was the subject of a famous fictitious entry (humorous hoax or copyright trap in a reference work). Although no such sport actually existed, the German-language Der neue Pauly Enzyklopaedie der Antike, edited by H. Cancik and H. Schneider, vol. 1 (Stuttgart, 1996, ISBN 3-476-01470-3) gives a description of it as an ancient Greco-Roman sport that anticipates modern soccer. The article goes on to cite suitably sparse documentation for the non-existent sport (this includes a Festschrift to one M. Sammer), and to assert that a Roman form of the game enjoyed a certain popularity amongst the Roman legions, and consequently spread throughout the Empire as far afield as Britain, "where the game enjoye

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  • Apopudobalia (de)
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  • Apopudobalia (griechisch Ἀποπουδοβαλία) ist ein 1996 in der ersten Auflage des altertumswissenschaftlichen Nachschlagewerks Der Neue Pauly (Band 1, Spalte 895) enthaltener fingierter Lexikonartikel (ein so genanntes U-Boot). Der Artikel wurde von dem damaligen Studenten und heutigen Professor für Alte Geschichte Mischa Meier verfasst. Der gewollt fehlerhafte Eintrag gilt heute als eines der bekanntesten „U-Boote“ der modernen Lexikografie. (de)
  • Apopudobalia (Ancient Greek: ἀποπουδοβαλία; ἀπο- + ποδός + ball + -ία) is a fictional sport which was the subject of a famous fictitious entry (humorous hoax or copyright trap in a reference work). Although no such sport actually existed, the German-language Der neue Pauly Enzyklopaedie der Antike, edited by H. Cancik and H. Schneider, vol. 1 (Stuttgart, 1996, ISBN 3-476-01470-3) gives a description of it as an ancient Greco-Roman sport that anticipates modern soccer. The article goes on to cite suitably sparse documentation for the non-existent sport (this includes a Festschrift to one M. Sammer), and to assert that a Roman form of the game enjoyed a certain popularity amongst the Roman legions, and consequently spread throughout the Empire as far afield as Britain, "where the game enjoye (en)
  • Apopudobalia è uno sport fittizio, oggetto di un celebre falso lemma della Neue Pauly. Benché non sia mai esistito uno sport del genere, tale enciclopedia lo descrive come una sorta di antenato greco-romano del calcio. L'articolo prosegue citando a supporto una serie di riferimenti bibliografici (compresa una Festschrift per un tal M. Sammer), affermando inoltre che questo gioco, nella sua forma romana, godette di una certa popolarità tra le legioni romane: queste ultime lo avrebbero diffuso in tutto l'impero fino alla Britannia, "dove il gioco fu ripreso nel XIX secolo". Inoltre vi si accenna che questo sport non era ben visto dai più antichi autori cristiani, ad esempio Tertulliano. (it)
  • Apopudobalia är en påhittad sport och ämnesnamnet på ett spökord, en mild bluff, i ett referensverk. Trots att sporten aldrig existerat gav den tyskspråkiga encyklopedin Der neue Pauly en beskrivning av den i sin upplaga från 1996. Enligt deras artikel är apopudobalia en sport med grekisk-romerska rötter som påminner om dagens fotboll. I verkligheten spelade romarna verkligen ett bollspel som kallades harpastum. (sv)
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  • Apopudobalia (griechisch Ἀποπουδοβαλία) ist ein 1996 in der ersten Auflage des altertumswissenschaftlichen Nachschlagewerks Der Neue Pauly (Band 1, Spalte 895) enthaltener fingierter Lexikonartikel (ein so genanntes U-Boot). Der Artikel wurde von dem damaligen Studenten und heutigen Professor für Alte Geschichte Mischa Meier verfasst. Der gewollt fehlerhafte Eintrag gilt heute als eines der bekanntesten „U-Boote“ der modernen Lexikografie. (de)
  • Apopudobalia (Ancient Greek: ἀποπουδοβαλία; ἀπο- + ποδός + ball + -ία) is a fictional sport which was the subject of a famous fictitious entry (humorous hoax or copyright trap in a reference work). Although no such sport actually existed, the German-language Der neue Pauly Enzyklopaedie der Antike, edited by H. Cancik and H. Schneider, vol. 1 (Stuttgart, 1996, ISBN 3-476-01470-3) gives a description of it as an ancient Greco-Roman sport that anticipates modern soccer. The article goes on to cite suitably sparse documentation for the non-existent sport (this includes a Festschrift to one M. Sammer), and to assert that a Roman form of the game enjoyed a certain popularity amongst the Roman legions, and consequently spread throughout the Empire as far afield as Britain, "where the game enjoyed a revival in the 19th century." (It also notes that the game was frowned upon by some early Christian writers, such as Tertullian.) In reality, the ancient Romans did play a game resembling rugby called harpastum. (en)
  • Apopudobalia è uno sport fittizio, oggetto di un celebre falso lemma della Neue Pauly. Benché non sia mai esistito uno sport del genere, tale enciclopedia lo descrive come una sorta di antenato greco-romano del calcio. L'articolo prosegue citando a supporto una serie di riferimenti bibliografici (compresa una Festschrift per un tal M. Sammer), affermando inoltre che questo gioco, nella sua forma romana, godette di una certa popolarità tra le legioni romane: queste ultime lo avrebbero diffuso in tutto l'impero fino alla Britannia, "dove il gioco fu ripreso nel XIX secolo". Inoltre vi si accenna che questo sport non era ben visto dai più antichi autori cristiani, ad esempio Tertulliano. In realtà gli antichi Romani praticavano un gioco piuttosto simile al rugby, chiamato harpastum. (it)
  • Apopudobalia är en påhittad sport och ämnesnamnet på ett spökord, en mild bluff, i ett referensverk. Trots att sporten aldrig existerat gav den tyskspråkiga encyklopedin Der neue Pauly en beskrivning av den i sin upplaga från 1996. Enligt deras artikel är apopudobalia en sport med grekisk-romerska rötter som påminner om dagens fotboll. Artikeln citerar lagom svag dokumentation för den icke-existerande sporten, inklusive en festskrift för en M. Sammer. Den hävdar vidare att en romersk variant spreds med legionärer över det romerska riket till Brittiska öarna där "sporten fick ett uppsving under 1800-talet", samt att den inte sågs med blida ögon av tidiga kristna krönikeskrivare som Tertullianus. I verkligheten spelade romarna verkligen ett bollspel som kallades harpastum. (sv)
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