Of course, the most fascinating discovery at the site was a Roman chariot buried alongside the remains of a horse. The chariot was known as a “biga,” the two-wheeled type often depicted in movies.

There were races with two and four horses. The Olympia hippodrome was of a size to allow 60 chariots to race at once. When the Romans conquered ... run that distance at 4-minute-mile speed ...

Many drivers were thrown from a broken or overturned chariot. They could then be trampled and killed by the charging horses ... were popular sports for the Roman masses, not the social elites ...

There were races with two and four horses. The Olympia hippodrome was of a size to allow 60 chariots to race at once. When the Romans conquered ... run that distance at 4-minute-mile speed ...

Laser beams have revealed unknown structures, including the remains of a circus that hosted horse-drawn chariot races, that were once part of a sprawling Roman city hidden in what is now northern ...