This mosaic represents a charioteer and horse from each of Rome's four factions: Veneta (blue), Russata (red), Prasina (green), and Albata (white). Each of the city's stables had their own color. The stable would provide competitors with everything…

This mosaic depicts a charioteer from Rome's blue faction with his horse. Spectators would often support a particular faction cheering for its charioteer and celebrating its victories.

This mosaic depicts a charioteer from Rome's red faction with his horse. Spectators would often support a particular faction cheering for its charioteer and celebrating its victories.

This mosaic depicts a charioteer from Rome's green faction with his horse. Spectators would often support a particular faction cheering for its charioteer and celebrating its victories.

This mosaic depicts a charioteer from Rome's white faction with his horse. Spectators would often support a particular faction cheering for its charioteer and celebrating its victories.

About 400 metres (1312 ft,) to the east of the amphitheatre are the remains of the circus, built at the beginning of the 1st century CE shortly after the city's foundation. It was used for two-horse and four-horse chariot racing and was modelled on…

Nestled in a long valley between the Aventine and Palatine Hills, the Circus Maximus was the oldest and largest Circus in Rome, reputed to have been founded in the 6th century BCE by order of Lucius Tarquinius Priscus, the fifth king of Rome.…

Nestled in a long valley between the Aventine and Palatine Hills, the Circus Maximus was the oldest and largest Circus in Rome, reputed to have been founded in the 6th century BCE by order of Lucius Tarquinius Priscus, the fifth king of Rome.…

This mosaic captures the chaos of eight chariots racing in a circus. There are two representatives from the four factions: blue, green, red, and white. It appears as if one of the green and red charioteers have fallen in different areas of the…

This mosaic captures the chaos of eight chariots racing in a circus. There are two representatives from the four factions: blue, green, red, and white. It appears as if one of the green and red charioteers have fallen in different areas of the…