Ancient Olympics - Yep, just like in the movies, the original Olympic Games had chariot racing events. Both 2-horse and 4-horse chariots made 12 laps around a stadium track and the winners were ...

Chariot racing was a sport that only the wealthiest ... The pentathlon was the event from which the modern Olympics derives many of its events, including the discus, javelin, long jump, running ...

Less violent than the gladiators, chariot racing was still an extreme, dangerous sport, in which drivers could die. The teams attracted fierce passions from their supporters. The Circus Maximus ...

Come back with us to Ancient Greece, 2,500 Years ago to the original Olympic Games. The ancient Games ... The competitions include chariot racing, running, jumping, discus, javelin and two ...

Leonidas of Rhodes is our guide to the Olympic Games, as held in Ancient Greece. Running. Jumping. Throwing. Wrestling. Boxing. Horse racing ... She won the four-horse chariot race with her ...