TV Show Details
Air Date:April 21st, 2019
Last Air Date:April 28th, 2019
Network:Smithsonian Channel
Status:Ended
Genres:Documentary
Original Language:English
Rome's Chariot Superstar on the Web:Official Website
Rome's Chariot Superstar (2019)
TV ShowSmithsonian Channel
Documentary
Audience Score
Plot
In 90 A.D., ancient Rome played host to a sporting spectacle that attracted crowds three times the size of the Colosseum?s gladiator games: chariot racing. Every week, 150,000 fans packed the massive Circus Maximus, not just to cheer on the speed, fury, and danger of the races, but to witness the champion charioteer, Flavius Scorpus. Examine his improbable rise from young slave to arguably the most successful competitor in the sport?s history.
