#Chariot races in the colosseum free
The Roman historian Livy assures us that no sexual assault took place rather, Romulus reasoned with the women and offered them citizenship and the ability to give birth to free men if they married the Roman men. When they refused, Romulus hosted chariot races which distracted the men and allowed the Romans to kidnap the Sabine women. If you’re unfamiliar, it’s a Roman legend that Romulus, the founder of Rome, negotiated with the Sabines who lived in the area to let him and his followers (who were mostly male) marry their women. Historically, the area is known as the possible location of the famous Rape of the Sabine Women. The fifth king of Rome, Tarquinius Priscus, created the track which would later be used for chariot races, positioning it between the Palatine and Aventine Hills. It was built around the 6 th century B.C.-well before the Colosseum was even a thought.
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But either way, it was really, really big.) The Circus Maximus was arguably the largest structure in ancient Rome, with the capacity to seat 250,000 people according to Pliny (roughly a quarter of Rome’s population at the time some historians today think the number might have been a tad smaller than Pliny said, around 150,000 rather than 250,000. Before its completion, a more popular venue for such things was the Circus Maximus. The Colosseum was finished relatively recently, all things considered. Movies would have you think that chariot races, gladiator shows, and battle simulations always took place there, but that isn’t true.
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The Colosseum is one of the most iconic landmarks in Rome and incredibly popular with tourists. Today I found out that the Colosseum in Rome wasn’t finished until 80 AD before that, Romans used the Circus Maximus for games.