Less violent than the gladiators, chariot racing was still an extreme, dangerous sport, in which drivers could die. The teams attracted fierce passions from their supporters. The Circus Maximus ...

During the first century, people across Rome were obsessed with chariot races, which frequently produced horrific crashes. However, one charioteer steered his way to victory more than 2,000 times.

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An ornate Roman chariot has been discovered "almost intact" near Italy's buried city of Pompeii, the archaeological park announced on Saturday, calling it a discovery with "no parallel" in the country ...

Key figures have united to ensure that development plans complement the site of Britain's only known Roman chariot racing track. The Roman Circus was identified during excavations at the former ...

With new discoveries from the world of Roman chariot racing, ROME'S CHARIOT SUPERSTAR pieces together an epic view of the lost ancient sport - the most popular and longest-lived form of mass ...

A view of a chariot, with its iron elements, bronze decorations and mineralized wooden remains, that was found in Civita Giuliana, north of Pompeii. Officials at the Pompeii archaeological site near ...