The first recorded chariot race in the ancient Olympics was in about 680 BC. There were races with two and four horses. The Olympia hippodrome was of a size to allow 60 chariots to race at once.

She won the four-horse chariot race with her team in two consecutive Olympics. Her victories have inspired women all over Greece to start taking part in the horse events. The other events are a ...

A group of veterans and military personnel discovered parts of an Iron Age Celtic chariot in Wales. One of the finds, a horse-bit, dates back to 60 AD. The treasures may be part of the larger Llyn ...

Ancient Olympics - Yep, just like in the movies, the original Olympic Games had chariot racing events. Both 2-horse and 4-horse chariots made 12 laps around a stadium track and the winners were ...