Public ceremonies, lavish processions, and temporary wooden arches were commonplace after victory in Ancient Rome. But during ...

But not everyone was such a fan. Like the gladiators, chariot races were popular sports for the Roman masses, not the social elites, who disliked the mob behavior of the fans and found the sport ...

In a first-of-its-kind find in Bulgaria’s Varna Province, archaeologists have discovered the remains of a Roman ... been used in war. While it is not the first time that such a chariot has ...

The chariot was first and foremost a war machine ... 2004) Brian Williams, Ancient Roman War and Weapons (Heinemann, 2003) John Warry, Warfare in the Classical World: An Illustrated Encyclopedia ...

Ritualized, public violence had been a favorite entertainment of the Romans for centuries. The practice began as an ancient Etruscan ... slaves or prisoners of war, some were freedmen who chose ...

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 ...

The practice is believed to date back to ancient Rome. Romans steered their carts and chariots with the left hand, to free up the right so they could use weapons to defend against enemy attacks.

The chariot was first and foremost a war machine ... 2004) Brian Williams, Ancient Roman War and Weapons (Heinemann, 2003) John Warry, Warfare in the Classical World: An Illustrated Encyclopedia ...

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 ...