Roman Chariot Racing By Dean Schwartz.

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Roman Chariot Racing By Dean Schwartz

Background Information Greek chariot racing Etruscan chariot racing Roman chariot racing One of oldest sports of Rome (6th century B.C.E.) By legend, racing was used by Romulus to distract the Sabine men during the Rape of the Sabine Women to take the women to Rome Held in the Circus Religious purposes Entertainment Charioteer, chariot, and horses

Charioteer Leather helmet Knee pads Shin pads Colored tunics (vestis quadrigaria) according to team Four major teams (factiones) Green (Prasini) Red (Russata) White (Alba) Blue (Veneta) Hair in a curly style Reigns in left hand, whip in right Knife on back to cut free in case of crash

Winning Charioteers Receive lots of money Fame Well-known throughout people If slave, retrieve freedom Famous Charioteers Pontius Epaphroditus Pompeius Musclosus Gaius Appuleius Diocles 1462 victories

Types of Chariots Team of horses - auriga Bigae - two horses Trigae - three horses Quadrigae - four horses Sejuges - six horses Septemjuges - seven horses

Racing Chariot vs. Military Chariot Small Lightweight Weak Little protection Military Chariot Large Very heavy Strong Lots of protection

Circus Maximus Between Palatine Hill and Aventine Hill Could seat 250,000

Day at the Races Parade (pompa circensis) Up to 12 racers One who sponsors race Charioteers and teams Musicians and dancers Priest carrying statues of gods and goddesses Up to 12 racers 12 races per day, later 24 Sounding of trumpet Emperor dropped cloth (mappa) signaling beginning of race 7 laps Could move in front of opposition, causing to crash into spinae (tables with pieces of marble in shapes of eggs or dolphins)

Tomb of Roman official

Sources http://www.vroma.org/~bmcmanus/circus.html http://www.mariamilani.com/ancient_rome/Ancient_Roman_Chariot_Races.htm http://www.unrv.com/culture/chariot-races.php http://library.thinkquest.org/06aug/00418/chariot.html http://www.experiencefestival.com/a/Chariot_racing/id/1955150 http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/ROMchariot.htm http://www.spiegel.de/international/zeitgeist/0,1518,566242,00.html