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[-] driving_crooner@lemmy.eco.br 168 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years 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 2 years 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 2 years 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 2 years 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 2 years ago
[-] driving_crooner@lemmy.eco.br 28 points 2 years 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 2 years ago

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

[-] Zehzin@lemmy.world 16 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

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

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