During the first century, people across Rome were obsessed with chariot races, which frequently produced horrific crashes.However, one charioteer steered his way to victory more than 2,000 times.

Less violent than the gladiators, chariot racing was still an extreme, dangerous sport, in which drivers could die. The teams attracted fierce passions from their supporters. The Circus Maximus ...

The city of Pompeii continues to live on in infamy thousands of years after its destruction by a volcanic eruption in 79 A.D. Historians and archeologists have put together timelines and many stories ...

An ornate Roman chariot has been discovered “almost intact” near Italy’s buried city of Pompeii, the archaeological park announced on Saturday, calling it a discovery with “no parallel” in the country ...

A large Roman venue that hosted horse-drawn chariot races in antiquity has been discovered in northern Spain. The outline of the venue, known as a circus, was identified during aerial investigations ...

Archaeologists made the discovery at a site near the city of Vinkovci in eastern Croatia. A large burial chamber was found in which the two-wheeled carriage, known in Latin as a cisium, was found. The ...

A ROMAN chariot complete with the fossilised remains of horses has been found in Croatia. The bizarre burial dates back nearly 2,000 years and is thought to be the result of a lavish funeral ritual ...

An ornate Roman chariot has been discovered "almost intact" near Italy's buried city of Pompeii, the archaeological park announced on Saturday, calling it a discovery with "no parallel" in the country ...