Chariot racing Flashcards
the biggest chariot racing place is
circus maximus
the capacity of circus maximus is
250,000
circus was first built in the … century and then had been renovated several times after that
6th
circus location is
rome
it had a track and had a dividing block down the middle called
spina
the turning point was decorated with three posts called the
metae
something and something was used to indicate how many laps have been done
eggs and dolphins
there were 12 starting cages for the chariots called
carceres
the seats were also divided based on …….
class
men women and children from different sections can … together
sit
there were mainly 4 teams
red, blue, white and green
the spectators was huge fans that sometimes they tried to …… the racers
kill
the charioteers got a lot of popularity and ………. and most of them were ……..
wealth, slaves
some fans ……. themselves if their fav racer died
killed