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 ...

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.

Public ceremonies, lavish processions, and temporary wooden arches were commonplace after victory in Ancient ... the Roman conquest of Jerusalem in A.D. 70. Riding in a chariot, the pair prepare ...

Unlike the ruins of the massive ancient Roman chariot-racing stadium, Circus Maximus, just across the street, everything about COP16.2 was miniature. Around 23,000 attendees went to Cali ...

Back in ancient times, the Romans came here to watch sports and chariot racing. It held over a quarter ... playing frisbee in the Circo Massimo in Rome, but what he loves most is training with ...

ROME – Italy-based runner Lorenzo Castro Jr. emerged the best Filipino runner after securing 18th place in the 30th Acea Run ...

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (WBOY) — Phil Caskey’s 9th grade World Studies class at Morgantown High School is currently in the middle of its Rome Studies unit, and is keeping things interesting by ...