c/historymemes · by PugJesus@piefed.social · 75dThe Flavian Amphitheatre is clearly the superior console 174 points · 13 comments · view on lemmy.world
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Zombie@feddit.uk · 43 pts · 75d
TFW PugJesus stops providing context with memes
P.S. Naval battles were for real!
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Naumachia
Cris_Citrus@piefed.zip · 7 pts · 75d
Thats one of the coolest things I've ever seen, thanks
hoch@lemmy.world · 17 pts · 75d
The hippodrome became a lot less cool once they stopped the hippo fights
SubArcticTundra@lemmy.ml · 2 pts · 75d
I'm pretty sure it was hippo racing
ChicoSuave@lemmy.world · 8 pts · 75d
So NASCAR is upholding Roman racing traditions?
Spesknight@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 75d
And they still do concerts on both. Though more at Circo Massimo.
ItsAlwaysDNS@sh.itjust.works · 3 pts · 75d
Games for the Hippodrome:
fubarx@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 74d
Also in Hippodrome...
Archimedes@sh.itjust.works · 3 pts · 75d
The hippodrome is the Sega Saturn of Roman amphitheaters.
AngryCommieKender@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 74d
Hippodrome looks like an excellent Jousting Ground as well as chariot race track.
NotEasyBeingGreen@slrpnk.net · 2 pts · 74d
My understanding was that the Romans really, really liked races though....
xx3rawr@sh.itjust.works · 2 pts · 75d
Vittelius@feddit.org · 1 pts · 75d
Why are you comparing one specific amphitheatre with the concept of horse racing tracks in general?
A fairer comparison would have been Colosseum vs. Circus Maximus. With that the competition would have been a lot closer.