A Preview
"You're looking at a long grassy field where people walk their dogs. This was the Circus Maximus, the chariot-racing track that held around a quarter of a million Romans — and the emperors were its most embarrassing superfans. Chariot racing was the true obsession of Rome, bigger than the gladiators, and fans split into four teams by color: the Reds, Whites, Blues, and Greens."
Hear the full story in the app — narrated and timed to play right where you're standing.
The Reveal
This stop is part of the tour’s larger story. An optional reveal at the end lets you revisit which details stayed perfectly honest and which got a little extra help.
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Hear the full story at Circus Maximus
This is just one of 8 stops on the Emperors Behaving Badly tour. Download the app, put in your headphones, and experience it for real.
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