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Rome – Miscellaneous Topics

Circus Maximus. Expanded by Julius Caesar in ~ 50 B.C.E., its purpose was to host ~4 mile-long chariot races – this required a few laps by the 12 chariots because the track was ~600 meters long and ~80 meters wide. Rome – Miscellaneous Topics.

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Rome – Miscellaneous Topics

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  1. Circus Maximus Expanded by Julius Caesar in ~ 50 B.C.E., its purpose was to host ~4 mile-long chariot races – this required a few laps by the 12 chariots because the track was ~600 meters long and ~80 meters wide Rome – Miscellaneous Topics Note the starting gates (B) and the diagonal layout of the central divider

  2. Circus Maximus Rome – Miscellaneous Topics A famous scene in the movie Ben-Hur (1959) depicts a chariot race – it took 3 months and 8000 extras to film the scene

  3. Gladiatorial contests • Latin word gladius meant sword • fought each other, wild animals, condemned criminals • average game had 10-13 gladiators / each bout lasted 10-15 minutes, as music played • gladiators were paid / could earn the right not to fight • the audience (or emperor) often decided whether a losing gladiator lived (thumbs down?) or died (thumbs up?) • only about 10% died in combat Rome – Miscellaneous Topics Pollice Verso ("With a Turned Thumb"), an 1872 painting by Jean-Léon Gérôme

  4. Roman baths Rome – Miscellaneous Topics Public baths were popular in Rome – they usually included hot, cold and lukewarm pools, sauna-like facilities, and spa-like services such as oiling and massaging The wealthy visited the baths often – sometimes daily

  5. Roman sanitation Roman cities had sewer systems that drained toilets (under which water flowed continuously) Rome – Miscellaneous Topics The holes on the top are for sitting upon / the holes in the front are for the sponge-stick (the Roman version of toilet paper)

  6. Togas Male Roman citizens wore ~20 foot-long garments made of wool called togas over their tunics Rome – Miscellaneous Topics Married Roman women wore stolas

  7. He be the count of Monte CristoCould be a quake any dayMaybe somebody from SiamBegin the era of a new rageKeeps lickin' all the honeyChewin' up the fat he rakesInstead of sending to the lionsThey cover him with praiseAll hail CaesarHail! Hail! Down at the epicenterThings started heatin' upRockin' up the Richter scaleSwingin' in the chariotAround and around we goThe senators rehearse the taleStarring in the ColiseumTied upon the rackUp comes the thumb of CaesarTo stab you in the back All hail CaesarHail! Hail!Down at the epicenterThings started heatin' upRockin' up the Richter scaleSwingin' in the chariotAround and around we goThe senators rehearse the taleWatch out CaesarI said hailHail! Hail!All hail CaesarHail! Hail! “Hail Caesar” by AC/DC

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