But not everyone was such a fan. Like the gladiators, chariot races were popular sports for the Roman masses, not the social elites, who disliked the mob behavior of the fans and found the sport ...

In a first-of-its-kind find in Bulgaria’s Varna Province, archaeologists have discovered the remains of a Roman ... been used in war. While it is not the first time that such a chariot has ...

The two-wheel chariot was also a two-crew chariot: a driver handling the reins, and an archer unleashing a volley of arrows. Its speed and maneuverability made it the scourge of ancient battlefields.

The chariot was first and foremost a war machine ... 2004) Brian Williams, Ancient Roman War and Weapons (Heinemann, 2003) John Warry, Warfare in the Classical World: An Illustrated Encyclopedia ...

Roman ships equipped with bronze rams sank dozens of Carthaginian ships during a major naval battle in 241 BCE – now we know how the rams were made ...

Ritualized, public violence had been a favorite entertainment of the Romans for centuries. The practice began as an ancient Etruscan ... slaves or prisoners of war, some were freedmen who chose ...

This Roman terret ring for holding chariot reins was found at Loudon Hill Roman Fort, in Ayrshire, Scotland, and was picked by Helen Green, third year student at the University of Glasgow (Single ...

The chariot was first and foremost a war machine ... 2004) Brian Williams, Ancient Roman War and Weapons (Heinemann, 2003) John Warry, Warfare in the Classical World: An Illustrated Encyclopedia ...

This Roman terret ring for holding chariot reins was found at Loudon Hill Roman Fort, in Ayrshire, Scotland, and was picked by Helen Green, third year student at the University of Glasgow (Single ...