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imperial circus maximus - ANSWER ✔✔- biggest circus at the time,
dates to 6th C (regal era)
- continuously renovated
dimensions of the circus maximus - ANSWER ✔✔- 650m x 125m
(racing area was 580m x 80m)
- roughly 17m high or 5 modern stories
- seated ~150,000
,pulvinar - ANSWER ✔✔bottom section (front rows) of the circus,
reserved for important people
spine - ANSWER ✔✔- central wall of the circus maximus (335m x
8m)
- 7 eggs and 7 dolphins
- held statues of Gods
referees' box - ANSWER ✔✔where the referees sat, located at the
finish line
carceres - ANSWER ✔✔- slang word for starting position
- gated box for the horses
- there were 12 starting gates
distance of one chariot race - ANSWER ✔✔- 7 laps
- at least 5km
- each race was about 8 minutes
- average of 35km/h, up to 70km/h
shipwreck - ANSWER ✔✔chariot collisions
, sparsores - ANSWER ✔✔someone who sprinkles oil onto the
chariots
hortatores - ANSWER ✔✔someone who urges/gives command
recovery teams - ANSWER ✔✔veterinarians and soldiers that kept
the race running smoothly
prize for winner at chariot race - ANSWER ✔✔- palm branch and
wreath on his head
- bag of money
- victory lap
how many chariot races per day? - ANSWER ✔✔- at most 24
- would take about 14 hours of the day
pompa - ANSWER ✔✔- special kind of parade (one lap long) at the
beginning of each day of chariot racing
- there would be musicians, dancers, charioteers, statues of Gods in
wagons
- also seen in gladiatorial shows, but there would be no gladiators in the
parade
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