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	Chariot racing Totally Explained
		The race, which was one lap around the stump of a tree, was won by Diomedes, who received a slave woman and a cauldron as his prize.
		A chariot race was also said to be the event that founded the Olympic Games; according to one legend, King Oenomaus challenged his daughter Hippodamia's suitors to a race, but was defeated by Pelops, who founded the Games in honour of his victory.
		Chariot racing was also an event at other games in the Greek world, and was the most important event at the Panathenaic Games in Athens.
	chariot_racing.totallyexplained.com (3203 words)

	Chariot Racing
		Chariot racing was the most popular sport in Rome, appealing to all social classes from slaves to the emperor himself.
		Charioteers wore little body protection and only a light helmet; their practice of wrapping the reins tightly around their waists so they could use their body weight to control the horses was exceedingly dangerous in the case of accidents, since they could be dragged and trampled before they could cut themselves loose.
		racing chariots were made of wood and afforded little support or protection for the charioteer, who basically had to balance himself on the axle as he drove, as can be seen in
	www.vroma.org /~bmcmanus/circus.html (1832 words)

	Chariot racing
		The race, which was one lap around the stump of a tree, was won by Diomedes, who received a slave woman and a cauldron as his prize.
		A chariot race was also said to be the event that founded the Olympic Games; according to one legend, King Oenomaus challenged his daughter's suitors to a race, but was defeated by Pelops, who founded the Games in honour of his victory.
		Chariot racing was also an event at other games in the Greek world, and was the most important event at the Panathenaic Games in Athens.
	www.gamesinathens.com /olympics/c/ch/chariot_racing.shtml (2518 words)

	Roman Army and Chariot Racing
		Chariot racing is such a sport and its drama widely thrilled the populace of the ancient Roman Empire.
		Greek style chariot racing was characterised by private or family participating teams and was very popular in the Etruscan period and early Roman Republic.
		Races for chariots and bareback horses were introduced early in the 7th century, the four horse chariot quadriga being the first form entered for the opening Olympiad (680 BC).
	www.jerashchariots.com /project/racing.html (481 words)

	Chariot racing
		A chariot race was also said to be the event that founded the Olympic Games; according to one legend, King Oenomaus challenged his daughter Hippodamia's suitors to a race, but was defeated by Pelops, who founded the Games in honour of his victory.
		The race did not actually begin properly until the final gate was opened, at which point each chariot would be more-or-less lined up alongside each other, although the ones that had started on the outside would have been travelling faster than the ones in the middle.
		Philip II of Macedon also won an Olympic chariot race in an attempt to prove he was not a barbarian, though if he had driven the chariot himself he would likely have been considered even lower than a barbarian.
	www.mlahanas.de /Greeks/LX/ChariotRacing.html (2579 words)

	The Roman Empire: in the First Century. The Roman Empire. Life In Roman Times. Chariot Races \| PBS
		Races were rough and raucous — they lasted seven laps and would include as many as 12 chariots at any one time.
		To be as fast as possible, the chariots had to be very light, which made them very dangerous for their drivers, who were usually slaves or freedmen.
		Like the gladiators, chariot races were popular sports for the Roman masses, not the social elites, who disliked the mob behavior of the fans and found the sport unremarkable and childish.
	www.pbs.org /empires/romans/empire/chariot.html (402 words)

	Chariot Racing
		I watched a sport called "Chariot Racing" It is a very interesting sport, so I asked the people beside me, because he seemed to know everything about Chariot Racing.
		One charioteer was warned by his father that success in the race is determine of the speed of the horses pulling the chariot racing.
		The chariot race was of ten the first and most spectacular of the events.
	www.sph.edu /Grade-6/Class-A/four/sportnatasya.html (270 words)

	Chariot racing Online, World Encyclopedia, India encyclopedia, Featured Articles, Cover Stories, World wide ...
		In 416 BC the Athenian general Alcibiades had seven chariots in the race, and came in first, second and fourth; obviously he could not have been racing all seven chariots himself.
		At these games, the winner of the four-horse chariot race was given 140 amphorae of olive oil, an extremely expensive prize, as this was more oil than an athlete would ever need in his career.
		In ancient Rome the main centre of chariot racing was the Circus Maximus in the valley between Palatine Hill and Aventine Hill, which could seat 250,000 people.
	www.chennaivision.com /windex.php?title=Chariot_racing (3163 words)

	Spartanburg SC \| GoUpstate.com \| Spartanburg Herald-Journal (Site not responding. Last check: )
		It is unknown exactly where chariot racing began, but it may have been as old as chariots themselves.
		Chariot racing was a way for Greeks to demonstrate their prosperity at the games.
		Lycurgus criticized chariot racing by saying that it was not as useful as building city walls or temples.
	www.goupstate.com /apps/pbcs.dll/section?category=NEWS&template=wiki&text=chariot_racing (3050 words)

	PaintRacing.Com - APHA Racing Rules and Regulations (Site not responding. Last check: )
		A cutter and chariot racing contest shall consist of a series of races constituting one complete go-round for all horses entered, each of which races shall match two or more two-horse teams pulling a cutter and driver or a chariot and driver.
		Officials of a cutter and chariot racing contest shall consist of a presiding steward and two associate stewards, a starter, a clerk of the scales and three timers.
		During the course of a cutter and chariot race, if a team moves out of the lane in which it starts in such a manner that it interferes with or impedes another team, the offending team shall be disqualified when, in the opinion of the stewards, the outcome of the contest was affected.
	www.paintracing.com /info/ra-080.html (671 words)

	BBC - Radio 4 Making History - The chariot
		Chariot racing only really came in when the chariot's time on the battlefield was over.
		The Roman charioteers wore helmets and other protective clothing and they wrapped the reins around their arms, which meant that they were liable to be dragged around the circuit.
		The chariot is a one-man, high speed, all terrain vehicle which allows the driver to go faster than he can run, behind a pony that can't carry his weight at speed.
	www.bbc.co.uk /radio4/history/making_history/makhist10_prog5c.shtml (1218 words)

	Chariot Racing in the Ancient World
		From this time the archaeological sources begin to flow again: chariot races are depicted on late Geometric vases, and in 680 BC we see the official birth of chariot racing as a sport when it was included in the programme of the Olympic Games.
		Racing was a dangerous sport, and a number of epitaphs tell the stories of drivers who died in their mid-twenties.
		He started racing at an early age, probably younger than eighteen (though this was not exceptionally young for a charioteer) in the great hippodrome of Constantinople which had by then taken over from the Circus Maximus in Rome as the centre of chariot racing.
	www.worldagesarchive.com /Reference_Links/Chariot_Racing_in_Antiquity.htm (4429 words)

	Horse racing game - online horse racing
		Chariot and horse racing were admired by the Egyptians.
		Even now-a-days Horse racing is widely accepted throughout the world even though people no longer depend on horses to fulfill their needs for energy, commutation or wars.
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	Chariot Racing (Site not responding. Last check: )
		The Hippodrome was an ancient Roman arena used to hold chariot racing.
		Chariots were pulled by two or four horses, and were driven seven times around the ring at extremely fast speeds.
		There was a rope in front of the horses was lifted and the race began.
	www.geocities.com /Athens/Stage/3591/chariotracing.html (299 words)

	Chariot Racing (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Chariots were usually drawn either by two or four horses.
		As well as chariots, the circus also housed many other spectacles such as horseback racing, athletics, gladiatorial combat, the Troy Game, wild beast hunts, and staged battles between armies.
		Chariot racing was a very dangerous sport and many were killed from falling off their chariot, being crushed by other chariots, or trampled by the horses.
	parasitic_screaming.tripod.com /chariot.html (249 words)

	Chariot Racing 1
		When the charioteers appear variously, one by one, collages on giant public-screens will portray the glories of the charioteer’s team origin, and sponsor: be it nation, corporation, state or province or city, or race or religion.
		League 4-horse chariot racing has an accessible cost structure and can keep its costs from escalating by the simple means of low claiming prices on the horses.
		Modern 4-Horse chariot racing is systematically safer for charioteers and horses.
	www.gathering-of-eagles.net /league1.htm (2952 words)

	Chariot racing, olympic events, chariot races, horses, racing history
		The first chariot race to be documented was a race by Homer in the book Iliad when five men raced their chariot around a tree stump for grand prize that consisted on a slave woman and a cauldron.
		Later, chariots were used in the first Olympic events in 680 BC in which a statue of an eagle and a dolphin were raised to signify the beginning of the twelve lap race.
		In one type of race, called the apobotai, two drivers would handle the reins and one would jump out of the chariot and run alongside the cart and then would jump back into the chariot, again, the award for this race was given to the chariot owner, not the driver.
	www.bug-boys.com /info/chariot-racing.htm (472 words)

	Hilltop Times - Chariot racing hobby for 419th FW member
		Clinton Bennett, a master sergeant in the 419th Maintenance Squadron, races Quarter horses owned by Bennett Ranch down a 440-yard track during one of the state meets held at the Golden Spike Event Center in Ogden.
		Chariot racing is as much of a hobby as it is a sport to the Bennett family.
		Chariot racing dates back to before the sixth century B.C., and was one of the most popular sports in Rome.
	www.hilltoptimes.com /story.asp?storyid=3093 (637 words)

	Utah reservist and his family hooked on chariot racing - Round The Reserve Citizen Airman - Find Articles (Site not responding. Last check: )
		For Bennett, chariot racing is as much a hobby as it is a sport.
		By the mid-1970s, the family was racing quarter horses.
		For the Bennetts, chariot racing is a family affair'.
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	Ludi Circenses (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Chariot races were a main feature of the Ludi Romani (along with military parades), but were also part of the other ludi.
		Roman not only loved the tremendous excitement of these dangerous high speed races, but they were also fanatical about their support of the various racing factions that derived their names from the colors worn by their charioteers: the red, green, blue, and white.
		The factions were owned by businessmen and included the horses, chariots, stables, equipment, and drives, who were mostly slaves (although successful became very wealthy and purchased their freedom).
	depthome.brooklyn.cuny.edu /classics/dunkle/romnlife/ludicirc.htm (261 words)

	Chariot Racing in Jordan: Ancient Jerash revived as a chariot racing venue
		Chariot Racing in Jordan: Ancient Jerash revived as a chariot racing venue
		The recently restored Hippodrome in the ancient city of Jerash, once the venue of Gladitorial contests and chariot racing, was built to seat 15,000 spectators.
		Spectators are transported back in time to watch the thrilling spectacle of Roman charioteers race each other in a show of military supremacy.
	middleeasttravel.suite101.com /article.cfm/chariot_racing_in_jordan (438 words)

	The Return of Chariot Racing - 92Y Blog - 92nd Street Y - New York, NY
		Chariot racing was one of the most popular sports in the Roman world and, one could argue, much more interesting than NASCAR.
		Races will start from a row of 10 identical archways at one end of the hippodrome, above which will flutter a standard corresponding to a particular stable.
		And it’s not chariot racing, but we’re offering a four-hour workshop, Rome: From the Birth of the Republic to the Death of the Empire, this January.
	blog.92y.org /index.php/weblog/item/chariot_racing (312 words)

	Chariot Racing - Search Results - MSN Encarta
		Chariot Racing - Search Results - MSN Encarta
		Chariot Racing, popular public game in the classical world of ancient Greece and Rome, in which horses pulled a two-wheeled chariot, or small cart,...
		Search for books about your topic, "Chariot Racing"
	encarta.msn.com /Chariot_Racing.html (109 words)

	Culture in Roman Asia Minor: Ancient Greek Olympics-Main Events
		Chariot races were included by Homer in the games in honor of Patroklos.
		The chariot races in the Ancient Greek Olympics were the inspiration behind the chariot races the Roman World used as public spectacles.
		Horse Racing was very similar to chariot racing, riders rode the horses bareback instead of riding in a chariot.
	www.wabash.edu /asiaminor/culture/athl_ancgrkmainevents.html (344 words)

	Pocatello Idaho State Journal (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Number two, chariot races in modern times are run in a straight line, 440 yards, and the participants line up in starting gates to start and are instructed not to interfere with the other racers.
		He blames the loss of the championship races on a lack of local business and sponsor support something the folks in Ogden, Utah, where the races are now held, have plenty of.
		Price noted that the world champions for the past two years were members of the Portneuf Valley Cutter and Chariot Racing Association, one of two chariot racing associations in the Pocatello area and the association he belongs to.
	www.journalnet.com /articles/2001/11/26/news29071.txt (423 words)

	City of Richfield Idaho Chariot Races
		The Silver Creek Chariot Racing Association was formed in 1975 when a group of local racers wanted to run chariots at home instead of having to travel to Jerome, where the closest association was located.
		The chariot racing season always begins at the end of December and runs through the end of February when the qualifing teams from the club head to the state and world championship meets.
		Silver Creek is the only chariot racing association in Idaho that has miniature horse teams competing against each other on the track.
	www.showshown.com /richfield/chariot (151 words)

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		Pride Of Katella and Ive Been Special were the 2005 AQHA high-point chariot racing geldings and Idaho state champions, and have been the runner-up team at the WCCCRA championships for three consecutive years.
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