The Circus Maximus Chariot races took place in the Circus ... Nero’s enthusiasm for such a lowly sport scandalized Rome's elite, but endeared him to the masses. The historian, Tacitus, sneered ...

Around 2,500 years ago, the city of Rome was at the centre of a huge empire that stretched from Scotland to Syria. The Roman Empire was based upon enslaved people and citizens. Enslaved people ...

Plebeians were average working citizens of Rome – farmers ... as chariot races and gladiators in amphitheaters and the Circus Maximus – meant that they would not get bored and restless.