I'm a Malaysian college student in the US, I also live in the UAE during the summer. This blog is where I write about contemporary topics or anything that strikes my interest. In particular, this includes: travel, music, fashion, entertainment, and technology, among many other things.
Wednesday, November 24, 2010
Chariot Racing
A very interesting sport to watch would be chariot racing. This sport was popular in Ancient Rome and goes on in different forms today. Racing with horses has been made safer and limited to just horse racing so the rider won't get injured. The horse itself sadly has some risks of injury but after all they are pampered after the match (if the horse wins, that is). Chariot racing was a big part of the Olympic Games ,in Rome, suitable and appealing for all social classes back then like the Patricians (Nobleman), Plebeians (Common man), and even slaves. The emperor, derived from imperator, even enjoyed chariot racing a lot. A sport like this is hard to join/play due to dangers, expense, and space. This was a very old sport and not too exciting to the average modern day man but I still find it as a great sport! An event like this isn't played much these days but in some sporting events playing back history, they may do chariot racing.
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