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    Rome's Chariot Superstar
    Rome's Chariot Superstar
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    Rome's Chariot Superstar

    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.

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    Ended

    Original Name

    Rome's Chariot Superstar

    First Air Date

    April 21, 2019

    Last Air Date

    April 28, 2019

    Seasons

    1

    Episodes

    2

    Language

    English

    Production Companies

    Networks

    Smithsonian Channel

    Circus Maximus
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    Circus Maximus

    Chariot racer Flavius Scorpus has won hundreds of races while watching his friends and rivals die on the track. Now, the stakes, and the risks, are about to escalate as the charioteer performs on the greatest racetrack in the Roman Empire: Circus Maximus. Follow Scorpus as he out-muscles vicious competition, earns a fortune, and becomes a hero to hundreds of thousands of adoring fans. Recent excavations and exhilarating recreations bring the races, and the era, vividly back to life.

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