[Supporters Violence at Sporting Events in Roman Times]

Tacitus tells us of a violent fight among opposite supporters, that took place in the amphitheatre of Pompeii, during a gladiatorial show, in 59 a.d.; Procopius and other Byzantine historians attest that in the sixth century Circus factions, especially in Costantinopoli, often committed acts of true violence. Supporters violence at sporting events, a serious problem of nowadays, has ancient origins