Chariot racing in the Roman Empire : spectacles in Rome and Constantinople /
Amassive crowd of people, cloaked in the color of their beloved athletes, slowly fill a 150,000-seat arena to cheer on their favorite teams. Athletes enter the stadium amid great pomp and circumstance as opposing fans hurl insults at one another and place bets on the day's outcome. Although thi...
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Baltimore, Md. :
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2010.
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