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  • Chariot Races Bring Ancient Roman City Back to Life

    06/15/2005 6:32:44 AM PDT · by wildbill · 11 replies · 815+ views
    Yahoo News/UPI ^ | 6/15/2005 | staff
    JERASH, Jordan (AFP) - The sun bears down and dust swirls as Roman centurions, followed by armour-clad legionnaires and bruised gladiators, tramp out of the ancient hippodrome to the trailing sounds of a military march. [Blocked Ads]In the seats all around, 21st century spectators in modern-day Jordan cheer and applaud the spectacle before them -- a one-hour show held in honour of Julius Caesar, and part of Jordan's newest tourist attraction. Starting mid-July, visitors to Jordan can plunge into the past, reliving in a unique location just north of the capital Amman some of the high moments that made the...
  • A Worldwide Push To Bring Back Chariot Racing

    05/24/2007 9:17:51 AM PDT · by DogByte6RER · 29 replies · 2,771+ views
    SignOnSanDiego.com ^ | May 24, 2007 | THE WALL STREET JOURNAL
    A Worldwide Push To Bring back chariot Racing THE WALL STREET JOURNAL May 24, 2007 SAO SIMAO, Brazil – On a drowsy May day in the country, tractors and combines were lumbering down dirt roads when, suddenly, a cloud of dust rose up on the horizon. Birds scattered. Rumbling across the green landscape came seven racing chariots, each pulled by four horses. Riding in the chariot decorated with an engraving of Alexander the Great was Luiz Augusto Alves de Oliveira, a 50-year-old sugar-cane farmer who has an epic plan: returning chariot racing to its ancient glory. In this May Day...