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Chariot racing (Ancient Greek: ἁρματοδρομία, harmatodromía; Latin: ludi circenses) was one of the most popular ancient Greek, Roman, and Byzantine sports. In Greece, chariot racing played an essential role in aristocratic funeral games from a very early time. With the institution of formal races and permanent racetracks, chariot ...
first place in 1462 of 4257 quadriga team races; first place in 1064 quadriga singles races Gaius Appuleius Diocles (104 – after 146 AD) was a Roman charioteer . His existence and career are attested by two highly detailed contemporary inscriptions, used by modern historians to help reconstruct the likely conduct and techniques of chariot racing.
The chariot race at the Circus Maximus as seen from the entrance gate, with the imperial box and the Palatine on the left (painting by Jean-Léon Gérôme, 1876) Most likely the Romans borrowed the custom of organizing chariot races from the Etruscans, who in turn had borrowed it from the Greeks.
Ancient Greek chariot racers (15 P) Pages in category "Ancient chariot racing" The following 18 pages are in this category, out of 18 total.
Huge amounts were bet on chariot races, and initially four teams took part in these races, each one financially sponsored and supported by a different political party (Deme) within the Byzantine Senate: The Blues (Venetoi), the Greens (Prasinoi), the Reds (Rousioi) and the Whites (Leukoi). The Reds (Rousioi) and the Whites (Leukoi) gradually ...
Flavius Scorpus also known as Scorpius (c. 68–95 AD) was a famous charioteer in Roman times who lived at the end of the 1st century AD.Scorpus rode for the Green faction during his lifetime and accumulated 2,048 victories.
Pages in category "Ancient Greek chariot racers" The following 15 pages are in this category, out of 15 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A.
The main centre of chariot racing was the Circus Maximus, [57] situated in the valley between the Palatine and Aventine Hills in Rome. The track could hold 12 chariots, and the two sides of the track were separated by a raised median termed the spina .