Let's examine chariot races, the main activity in the Circus Maximus, Rome's largest entertainment venue. We'll marvel at the circus with our own reconstruction and details from the famous Foligno marble relief. The track, carceres, spina, charioteer, and other, lesser known details of the races are revealed!

0:00 Introduction
0:40 A brief history of the Circus Maximus, from Romulus to Trajan
3:48 A day at the races: the start of the race and the mappa
4:17 the Carceres Starting gates
6:13 The Auriga charioteer
7:19 The Factions
7:45 Other attendants on the track
8:25 The euripus or spina
9:39 Metae
10:28 Lap counters (2)
11:25 Finish line
11:51 Famous charioteers: Diocles and Scorpus

The animation was created for the American Institute for Roman Culture by animator Andrea Troiani!

To learn more about the neighborhood of the charioteers and horse stalls, check out the video    • Explore an Underground ancient Roman ...  

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