Chariot Racing 5.0 / 5 based on 2 ratings ? LatinRoman domestic life and communityGCSEOCR Created by: Lotto65Created on: 03-06-16 13:50 How was a charioteer attached to the chariot? Bindings 1 of 33 What was the name of the knife that cut a charioteer free from his bindings? Falx 2 of 33 Where did the charioteers start the race? In starting gates or boxes 3 of 33 What was the name of the starting gates/boxes? Carceres 4 of 33 What was used to show how many laps remained? Eggs or dolphins 5 of 33 What was the name of the teams called? Factio(nes) 6 of 33 What was the name of the central dividing wall in the middle of the Circus? Spina 7 of 33 What did the turning post consist of? A semi-circular platform with three pillars 8 of 33 What is the latin name for turning post? Meta 9 of 33 What did charioteers wear for protection? A crash helmet 10 of 33 What was the name of this crash helmet? Pilleus 11 of 33 What is the latin name for charioteer? Auriga 12 of 33 How many laps in a race? 7 13 of 33 How many races in a day? 24 14 of 33 What was the name of a four horse chariot? Quadrigae 15 of 33 What was used to start a race? What was its latin name? A cloth called the Mappa 16 of 33 Give three prizes given to the race winner Palm, wreath and money 17 of 33 What were the colours of the race teams? Red, white, blue and green 18 of 33 What extra colours did Domitian add in? Gold and purple 19 of 33 What is the name of the leather strap around a charioteer's torso? Fasciae 20 of 33 What was the distance from the starting boxes to the starting line? 170m 21 of 33 What was the name given to the occasions when chariot racing took place? Ludi 22 of 33 Which God was honoured at the Circus Maximus? Consus 23 of 33 What was Consus the god of? Fertility 24 of 33 What was the approximate distance of the race? 5Km 25 of 33 Who would commonly race? Slaves or freedmen 26 of 33 What was the maximum number of chariots that would compete in one race? 12 27 of 33 Which horse was the most important horse in a four horse chariot? Inside 28 of 33 What was the floor made of in the Circus? Sand 29 of 33 What was the name of the procession before the races? Pompa 30 of 33 Give the names of two famous charioteers Scorpus and Diocles 31 of 33 What is an obelisk An anchor or pole at each end of the spina 32 of 33 What was the name of the horses that raced on the outside/ inside? Funales 33 of 33
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