I can’t seem to embed this one in a friendly way (if I do it via vimeo, it automatically plays every time you visit rc … annoying), so go to the following page to see a very nice BBC report of the chariot racing (and other Roman activities) in the restored Hippodrome at Jerash … I’m pretty sure we mentioned something similar a year or so ago, but it seems a bit better now:
Also Seen: Chariot Racing at Jerash
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