Pugialt was a sport in the first Greek olympic games in 688 BC. It was adopted and adapted by the Romans. ACTAE basses its representations on ancient epigraphs and other iconographic sources

Members of the

Association pour la Connaissance des Techniques de l'Antiquité par l'Expérimentation

presented a day of activities

at the Nyon Roman Museum on 12 September 2004,

for the Swiss Journées de Patrimoine (Heritage Days).