Why Were the Roman Chariots Made?

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The crowd chanted fiercely as the horses pranced in excitement, the chariot drivers holding the beasts back with everything they had. Knowing that every minute more they could wait would be another minute they lived before the death that may come in a matter of moments. For chariot races were deadly and some of these chariot drivers may not return to the stable of the Circus Maximus. These chariots were made to be very light weighted so the horse carrying it would be able to run twice as fast. With the chariots being light weighted and not having a seat for the driver to be seated, some drivers would fall out of the chariots they were driving. Some would get tangled in the reins and fall out of the chariot thus being drug to death by the horse running through the course. The driver may also have fallen out of the chariot and ended up being ran over by the rest of the chariots racing by, traveling too fast to stop. The men driving the chariots were most of the time slaves or others who simply wanted to race and enjoyed the sport. (PBS, 2013) Chariots were used for many other situatio...

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