such as the Circus Maximus in Rome and the Hippodrome in Constantinople. Chariot racing’s popularity only grew as the Roman Empire expanded. New stadiums were built in other cities, and racing ...

As some of you perhaps know, I was in Rome earlier this month, providing commentary for various news networks who were covering the papal conclave. It was a fascinating, exhausting, and exhilarating s ...

“Circus Maximus,” Rodat says. “I bought that thing for like five bucks—I can’t even guess how many decades ago—at a yard sale. I’ve had a super-longstanding interest in the late ...

The inner workings of the Circus Maximus have not been shown on television ... Although it wasn't the first show about the Roman Empire to grace television, HBO's Rome revived the potential ...

Two processions total marched through the Roman streets and ended at the Circus Maximus. Members of a confraternity enjoy a drink during the grand procession of the Jubilee of Confraternities in ...

SeriesIn the capital of the Roman Empire, 150,000 spectators would flock to the Circus Maximus to watch chariot drivers from various factions, the first genuine star athletes of the ancient world.