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[-] driving_crooner@lemmy.eco.br 168 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

This reminds me of that AskHistorian thread of someone asking where people parked their chariots when Roman citizens went to the coliseum.

[-] Neato@kbin.social 27 points 10 months ago

Heh. Their palanquin or litter would drop them off and go sit in an alley or street somewhere, probably. Like how carriages in later centuries would.

[-] dustyData@lemmy.world 7 points 10 months ago

Palanquins were used only by noble families, if even. Less than 1% of the population and even less than that of the amount of people who would assist to the coliseum were carried there. Almost everyone just walked.

[-] Swedneck@discuss.tchncs.de 3 points 10 months ago

i'd be very surprised if some people with carts didn't set up an impromptu bus service for events

[-] DragonTypeWyvern@literature.cafe 10 points 10 months ago
[-] driving_crooner@lemmy.eco.br 28 points 10 months ago

Iirc, chariots where only used to transport people and goods between towns and cities, being pretty rare inside cities if not completely forbidden.

[-] adrian783@lemmy.world 3 points 10 months ago

so... they park them at city limits? it's a good question

[-] Zehzin@lemmy.world 16 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

Trick question. They didn't, the chauffeur did it for them.

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