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Roman Entertainment. Chariot Racing Plymstock School History Department. Chariot Racing took place in the Circus Maximus. This means ‘Biggest Circuit’. Crowds of 250,000 would watch the most important races, that is five times the capacity of Wembley Stadium.

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Roman Entertainment

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  1. Roman Entertainment Chariot Racing Plymstock School History Department

  2. Chariot Racing took place in the Circus Maximus. This means ‘Biggest Circuit’. Crowds of 250,000 would watch the most important races, that is five times the capacity of Wembley Stadium.

  3. Races had a minimum of four teams. People supported their team as we support our football teams. People also put bets on the races in the hope of winning money.The races were put on (sponsored) by rich, important Romans, hoping to gain popularity with the ordinary people

  4. The clip you are about to watch is from the film ‘Ben Hur’, made in 1957. The Chariot sequence took over six months to film, and the movie won more Oscars than any other film until Titanic equalled it in 1997.

  5. THE RACECHOOSE A TEAM-they are from all over the Empire- Frigia Rome Mycenae Cyprus Athens Judea Athens Frigia Judea Alexandria Mycenae Cyprus Rome Corinth Corinth Alexandria

  6. BrainstormWhat words would you use to describe the race you have just seen?

  7. What happened during a Chariot Race?

  8. Is Chariot Racing different to modern sports? I think that Chariot Race is similar / different to modern sports because … (give examples of modern sports)

  9. Rules of the Chariot Racing GamePlease turn to page 18Record everything that happens to you in the race in your books

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