Table of Contents

Acknowledgments
Chronology
Introduction
1. The Nika Riot: Thirty Thousand Dead in the Hippodrome
2. Chariot Races of the First Century BC and Earlier
3. The Circus Maximus
4. Preparation and Organization
5. A Day at the Circus Maximus
6. The Heroes of the Arena
7. The Spectators
8. Changes around the Racetrack
9. The Heroes of the Hippodrome
10. The Disappearance of Chariot Racing
11. Ben-Hur: Chariot Racing in the Movies
List of Racetracks
Notes
Glossary
Selected Bibliography
Index

About the Author

Fik Meijer is a professor of ancient history at the University of Amsterdam and author of A Sideways Look at Antiquity, St. Paul's Voyage to Rome, Emperors Don't Die in Bed, and Gladiators.

Reviews

Fans of Ben Hur will find this very readable book entertaining and informative... It is an in-your-seat, in-your-face ancient history worthy of any bookshelf. -- David Lee Poremba Past In Review Readers will find an excellent overview of our knowledge of ancient Roman chariot racing in this fairly short and readable book... The material is presented in a way which both interested lay people and undergraduate students will readily digest. -- John D. Muccigrosso Bryn Mawr Classical Review This is definitely a 'must have' book for your library. The Lone Star