Chariot racing

where the starting point of the hike is and we see about five sets of plywood with rope around them. These sets of plywood and rope was the chariot we would use to carry our assigned person to carry. An instructor came over and started to show us how it would work. There would be 4 people at a time, two in the front and two in the back, carrying the chariot with the disabled person in the middle strapped in. At a later point I talked to Jacob; he said that he kept thinking to himself how this…

The Romans had one of the greatest empires in history. The Romans have many daily activities they do consisting of baths, chariot racing, and gladiator battles. One of the things the Romans are known for was their iconic structure including the Coliseum, Pantheon, Forum, and the Circus Maximus. 147 emperors ruled over Rome but some are the greatest are Augustus, Trajan, Marcus Aurelius, and Tiberius. The Romans had a very successful army that dominated over its time of existence. They had many…

connected to their sports teams. But sometimes, fans go a bit overboard. Sports fans take sports way too seriously. One reason that sports fans take sports too seriously is sometimes angry fans riot after their team loses. Back in the sixth century, chariot racing fans in Constantinople were enraged when some racers…

Geography & Government, Rome is located in Italy. The people adapted to their environment by borrowing heavily from greek architecture. Some physical features of Rome are rivers islands and mountains. The weather in ancient rome was warm and timid. In the seventh century b.c The Etruscans ruled they came into power because Rome was under the power of a monarchy they ruled until around 509 B.C. Economics, Ancient Rome also sold and traded goods. They use their roads and…

type is sometimes taken as a measure of the lack of importance of land transport to ancient Greeks. Many people think of chariots when talking about transportation in Greece. Chariots were light vehicles with two wheels, usually drawn by a pair of horses and were designed to travel very fast. However, they were not used for general transportation, but rather for warfare and racing. Horses, too, were useless for long-distance travel, because people were not familiar with metal shoes. Stirrups and…

and public executions. The Circus Maximus was another entertainment theatre for the public which held 150,000 spectators, the Circus maximus is most known for its chariot races but also holds many other events and celebrations. People would gather at the Campus in order to take part in a wide variety of sporting events such as foot racing, jumping, archery, boxing, and wrestling afterwhich they would relax in the Tiber…

The Hippodrome, a stadium used for horse racing and chariot racing, was built and charioteers were cheered on in the Byzantine Empire just as they had been in the Roman Empire. The gatherings were a large part of Roman tradition and was carried over into the next empire by the government and citizens. The…

city of Olympia in 776 BC. The city-states were often at war, but just before the Olympics a truce was called so everyone could travel to Olympia safely. The events at the Greek Olympics included wrestling, boxing, long jump, javelin, discus, and chariot racing. In wrestling, the contestants had to be the toughest and there were few rules. Most of the contestants competed naked. The winner of the events were given a wreath made of leaves and, once they came home, would receive free meals and the…

Not very many people know that the Olympics were an important part of Greek history. No other country had anything like it. The Ancient Olympic Games were an important and interesting part of Greek history because it influenced Greek art, it affected Roman relations with the Greeks and it inspired the Olympics today. At first the ancient Olympics were only held for one day, but in 472 b.c., it expanded to five events (Middleton 2). The ancient Olympics began in 700 b.c (Middleton 2). The…

One of the greatest contributions the Greeks gave to western culture in my opinion was democracy. The name democracy comes from the Greek vocabulary it translates to “people power”. The democratic traditions in city-states like Athens was the beginning of ideals of legal equality, and personal freedom in governing by the people. These democratic principles have been influential not just in our western civilization but around the world, shaping political institutions, revolutionary movements, and…