Copy of Chariot Racing Suburani 3 Artwork

It was a place for religious ceremonies.

It was a stadium for chariot racing and public entertainment.

It was a marketplace for trade and commerce.

It was a palace for the emperor.

He started the race by dropping a white cloth (mappa) and possibly signaled with a trumpet.

He was responsible for cleaning the track.

He managed the shops around the Circus Maximus.

He was in charge of the charioteers' training.

It was the emperor's box where images of the gods were placed to preside over the games.

It was the starting gate for the chariots.

It was the crash barrier in the center of the track.

It was the altar dedicated to the god Consus.

Statues of gods

Obelisk from Egypt

Bronze dolphins

Shops

All tiers were made of stone and seated spectators only.

The first tier was stone, the second wood, and the third was probably standing room only.

All tiers were made of wood and included shops.

There was no separation between the track and the spectators.

To provide food and drinks for spectators

To house the chariots and horses

To serve as living quarters for athletes

To store race equipment

Quadriga

Biga

Triga

Uniga

The number of horses pulling the chariot

The size of the coin

The material of the coin

The direction the chariot is facing

Horses, goats, winged serpents, elephants

Horses, lions, tigers, elephants

Goats, camels, horses, oxen

Horses, dogs, winged serpents, camels

Statues of gods, magistrates, young noblemen, charioteers, dancers, musicians, incense burners, temple attendants

Charioteers, statues of gods, magistrates, dancers, musicians, incense burners, temple attendants

Musicians, dancers, statues of gods, magistrates, charioteers, incense burners, temple attendants

Temple attendants, incense burners, musicians, dancers, charioteers, magistrates, statues of gods

To defend themselves from other charioteers

To cut themselves free from the reins if the chariot crashed

To threaten the horses

To cut the reins for better steering

Leather straps and helmets

Metal armor and shields

Cloth tunics and sandals

Wooden chest plates

Green, blue, red, white

Yellow, blue, red, black

Green, purple, red, white

Green, blue, orange, white

The Colosseum

The Pantheon

The Circus Maximus

The Roman Forum