Less violent than the gladiators, chariot racing was still an extreme ... Like the gladiators, chariot races were popular sports for the Roman masses, not the social elites, who disliked the ...

The lifestyle of elite professional sportsmen in ancient Greece and Rome was comparable to that of a celebrity today.

The purpose of the race is to teach students about Circus Maximus, a stadium in Ancient Rome that brought out thousands of ...

and in Roman times chariot racing - as re-enacted in the film Ben Hur - was very popular, attracting huge crowds. The first recorded chariot race in the ancient Olympics was in about 680 BC.

While there were certainly other crowd-pleasing events such as gladiatorial contests in ancient Rome, “chariot racing is the earliest and longest-enduring major spectacle in Roman history ...

This Roman terret ring for holding chariot reins was found at Loudon Hill Roman Fort, in Ayrshire, Scotland, and was picked by Helen Green, third year student at the University of Glasgow (Single ...

Drawing inspiration from the cinematic success of "Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ," this sport ingeniously melded ancient Roman grandeur ... allure of motorcycle chariot racing lay not just in ...

Back in ancient times, the Romans came here to watch sports and chariot racing. It held over a quarter ... Daniel and Buki present their favourite Roman sights in Italian, including the Roman ...

The famous Colchester Glass Cup has been featured in the museum's Roman Britain postcard collection. This selection highlights some of the finest surviving artifacts from Roman Britain, showcasing ...