The Romans way of Entertainment
What did the Romans do to keep themselves occupied?
Popular Entertainment
The Greeks staged public entertainments, some of these entertainments included plays and athletic events. But the Romans had a massive scale on public entertainment. They invented the round amphitheater and built stadiums across the empire.
Every Sunday at 5 PM
Do you have something important to do this Sunday? If not come down to the Colosseum to see the amazing battle of the gladiators!
colosseum
The Colosseum is place where Roman men and certain women came to watch gladiators (slaves) fight to the death.
Inside
This is the inside the of the Colosseum where Romans enjoyed to watch the gladiator games.
Gladiators
In the middle of the Colosseum gladiators often fought to the death for the entertainment of others.
Chariot Races
One of the most popular events in ancient times were the Chariot Races. In Rome they took place in the Circus Maximus. The Circus Maximus was a huge racecourse that could seat more than 270,000 people. These races were more popular and held more often than the gladiator games.
Chariot Races
Horses pulled charioteers seven times around the course. All the while fans cheered on their favorites.
Horses
The horses that pulled the chariot were more often white and brown, had to be trained, fed, and look well for the races.
Charioteers
http://www.romanmysteries.com/charioteer-facts At this website you can learn more about the charioteers and what they did to try and win the races.
The Game! How was it played?
As you already know the chariot races were more popular than the gladiator games. But do you want to know more? Is so go to this website to learn more! http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chariot_racing.