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  2. Chariot racing - Wikipedia

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    Images on pottery show that chariot racing existed in thirteenth century BC Mycenaean Greece. [a] The first literary reference to a chariot race is in Homer's poetic account of the funeral games for Patroclus, in the Iliad, combining practices from the author's own time (c. 8th century) with accounts based on a legendary past.

  3. Biga (chariot) - Wikipedia

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    Procession of two-horses chariots on a loutrophoros, c. 690 BC. The earliest reference to a chariot race in Western literature is an event in the funeral games of Patroclus in the Iliad. [4] In Homeric warfare, elite warriors were transported to the battlefield in two-horse chariots, but fought on foot; the chariot was then used for pursuit or ...

  4. Chariot - Wikipedia

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    Reconstructed Roman chariot drawn by horses. Approximate historical map of the spread of the spoke-wheeled chariot, 2000—500 BC. A chariot is a type of cart driven by a charioteer, usually using horses [note 1] to provide rapid motive power.

  5. Boadicea and Her Daughters - Wikipedia

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    The chariot is based on Roman models, not native British or Iceni models, and has a scythe blade attached to each wheel. The queen stands upright, in a flowing gown, with a spear in her right hand and her left hand raised. Her daughters, with bared breasts, crouch in the chariot, one to either side of their mother.

  6. A Fully Intact Roman Chariot Survived Pompeii’s Destruction

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    An ornate and fully intact ceremonial chariot has been unearthed at a villa just outside of the infamous city of Pompeii. The post A Fully Intact Roman Chariot Survived Pompeii’s Destruction ...

  7. Category:Ancient Roman vehicles - Wikipedia

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    Pages in category "Ancient Roman vehicles" ... (chariot) Q. Quadriga This page was last edited on 7 August 2018, at 16:24 (UTC). Text is available under the ...

  8. Spectacles in ancient Rome - Wikipedia

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    However, Roman customs were influenced by the Greeks in a direct way, especially after they conquered mainland Greece in 146 BC. According to one Roman legend Romulus used the stratagem of organizing a chariot race shortly after the founding of Rome to distract the Sabines. While the Sabines were enjoying the spectacle Romulus and his men ...

  9. List of model car brands - Wikipedia

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    Revell – American model kit producer owned by Hobbico. Revell AG Germany – Former subsidiary of American Revell, now a separate company. Revival International – Italian manufacturer of highly detailed 1:20 metal and plastic models. Rextoys – 1:43 diecast French/Swiss producer of mostly 1930s era cars. Ribeirinho – Plastic toy cars and ...

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