In A.D. 67 the Roman emperor Nero had competed in Olympics in a ten-horse chariot race.
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Nero Claudius Caesar Augustus Germanicus In A.D. 67 he competed in Olympics in a ten-horse chariot race which he personally devised and sponsored. Unfortunately he didn't complete the course after falling off the chariot, but the officials not wishing to upset the Emporer declared him the winner. After his death the officials removed Neros name from the list of winners.
The chariot racers had to cover seven laps.
It is not known. Chariot racing there started so early in history that there is not a record of the first races.
Ancient Roman writers were very negative about Elagabalus and did not report anything positive. He was fourteen when he became emperor and his reign lasted only three years and ten months. Elagabalus was reportedly open about his intimate relationship with his male chariot driver, Hierocles, among others. Under his reign, women were allowed in the Roman Senate, a practice which was banned again after his assassination on March 11, 222.
Roman chariot racing was the great, great, grandfather of our modern day harness racing and auto racing. The connection with harness racing is obvious, while the auto racing incorporates the speed and touch of danger that the ancient chariot races held.
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Nero Claudius Caesar Augustus Germanicus In A.D. 67 he competed in Olympics in a ten-horse chariot race which he personally devised and sponsored. Unfortunately he didn't complete the course after falling off the chariot, but the officials not wishing to upset the Emporer declared him the winner. After his death the officials removed Neros name from the list of winners.
The ancient Greeks competed in chariot racing, wrestling, javelin throwing, discus throwing, and foot races.
Roman Emperors held gladiator battles and chariot races because they distracted the uneducated. They prevented revolts. They kept the poor entertained.
There is no Chariot
For the most part, yes, especially if the races were part of a religious festival where the emperor had to preside. In fact, the emperor didn't even have to leave his house to view the races, as the imperial mansion on the Palatine hill overlooked the Circus Maximus.
The Chariot
Its written on an ancient roman coin I own. The coin has an image of Lucius Vernus, emperor of Rome. The coin was mint/struck between 161 - 166 AD. I assume the time he was emperor. The obverse of the coin has a chariot and rider with 4 horses.