... and women were permitted to sit together. There were 12 teams of horse in chariot racing, 4, 6, 8, or 12 at one time. Each had it's own colours. Red and white were regarded as the Royal colours, but late on green and blue were also added. After running 7 laps of the arena, the horse ran approximately three miles. The course was 2000 feet long, and each lap was recorded by dolphins and eggs. The dolphins were the emblem of Neptune, and the eggs emblems of Castor and Pollux. Neptune, Castor and Pollux were the three gods that looked after the horses. Four horse chariot racing, the Latin word 'quadriga' was introduced in 680 BC, and the two horse chariots, called 'biga' was added in 408 BC. The first race for ridden horse was in 648 BC. The construction of a circus is quite regular. There were two parallel ...

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