Fast, daring, deadly: the Romans were crazy about chariot racing. The drivers rose to become sports stars – but all too often had to pay for their careers with their lives.
The arena is in a frenzy. A quarter of a million Romans, men and women, are packed tightly into the Circus Maximus, cheering on twelve charioteers who are racing their teams of horses around the track, kicking up dust. Which driver will win and secure lifelong fame and fortune? And which racing team will come out on top? The Blues, perhaps? Or the Greens?