#the chariot race

[artthatgivesmefeelings]

Alexander von Wagner (Hungarian, 1838-1919) The Chariot Race, ca.1882 Manchester Art Gallery

[vildo]

The girls are fighting

[thatshowthingstarted]

A Roman Red Jasper Ringstone with a Chariot Race,

Circa 1ST Century A.D.

7/8 in. (2 cm.) wide; ring size 9.

Courtesy: Christie's

[soulless-bex]

demigods are a bunch of preteens with adhd who climb a wall of lava for fun over the summer. their sense of danger is very, very skewed

my point is, there should be more instance of demigods doing stupid shit while out in the mortal world (on non-quest instances)

[illustratus]

Speculum Romanae Magnificentiae: Circus Maximus by Giovanni Ambrogio Brambilla and Claudio Duchetti

[aroaceleovaldez]

i am definitely the only person who cares about this but I was re-reading parts of Sea of Monsters (irrelevent as to why) and. in the chariot race. well, a.) The Ares cabin has skeleton horses. where did they get skeleton horses? and then, actually more confusingly, b.) almost all the other chariots besides Hephaestus cabin (they have automatons) have normal horses. not pegasi. Percy actually specifically identifies the Apollo chariot’s horses by breed which is very funny to me because Of Course He Would but like. We never see CHB have normal horses at any other point in time? Where did they get the horses?

[erislovesmovies]

I need everyone to watch Those About To Die immediately because it's AMAZING thx

[selfconsciousfangirl]

Roman mosaic from the Lyon Lugdunum museum

[bisupergirl]

fools will try and tell you that kara is a science nerd, but true supergirl understanders know that she's a jock (participated in the kryptonian equivalents of chariot racing, hockey, and track-and-field back on krypton when she was younger) with a passion for the humanities (former actress, nearly joined the artist guild on new krypton, and preferred history to science).

[wolframpant]

Chariot racing in Those About to Die (2024)

[lionofchaeronea]

Death of a Charioteer

Martial, Epigrams X.53

I am the famous Scorpus, glory of the shout-filled Circus, Source of your clapping, Rome, and your brief delight; Envious Lachesis snatched me away at twenty-seven-- Counting my victories, she thought me elderly.

Ille ego sum Scorpus, clamosi gloria Circi, Plausus, Roma, tui deliciaeque breves, Invida quem Lachesis raptum trieteride nona, Dum numerat palmas, credidit esse senem.

Mosaic depicting a charioteer of the albata (White) faction, one of the four factions that dominated Roman chariot racing, with his horse. Artist unknown; 1st half of 3rd cent. CE. From the Villa dei Severi, Baccano; now in the Palazzo Massimo alle Terme, Rome.

[letmeinimafairy]

Well. First attempt to talk about a human gravity well. Valentino Rossi as Le Chariot, wheel of fire, sun and gloves. Got lost in all the imagery ideas and started with a faceless one. And all three pendants of what is turning out to be a series, because I kinda like them

[ahllohehn]

Puberty is such a magical wonder because how did Walker Scobell went from a squeaker to WHATEVER IT IS IN THE NEW PJO SEASON 2 TEASER

[stargazingbitch]

The scream that I just let out OMGGGGGGG that's my boyyy

[illustratus]

Pompa Circensis by Julio Borrell Pla

[blueiscoool]

Archaeologists Discover Traces of 5,000 Seat Roman Circus in Spain

Archaeologists from ARKIKUS have announced the discovery of a Roman circus at Iruña-Veleia, a former Roman town in Hispania, now located in the province of Álava, Basque Autonomous Community, Spain.

The town was an important transit centre on the Ab Asturica Burdigalam (Roman road), with a peak population of around 10,000 inhabitants.

In a recent study using aerial photography and light detection and ranging (LiDAR), archaeologists have found a Roman circus and previously unknown urban areas of Iruña-Veleia.

A Roman circus was a large open-air venue used mainly for chariot races, although sometimes serving other purposes. Chariot racing was the most popular of many subsidised public entertainments, and was an essential component in several religious festivals.

Chariot racing declined in significance in the Western Roman Empire following the fall of Rome, with the last known race held at the Circus Maximus in AD 549, organised by the Ostrogothic king, Totila.

According to a press statement by ARKIKUS, the circus is an elongated enclosure that accommodated up to 5,000 spectators, and measures 280 metres long by 72 metres wide.

Until now, only a handful of Roman circus’s are known in the northern half of the Iberian Peninsula, emphasizing the importance of Iruña-Veleia during the Roman period.

The study also revealed a Roman street system, evidence of buildings with porticoed areas, and a linear feature indicating the route of the Ab Asturica Burdigalam.

By Mark Milligan.