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Blobrana

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Date: Feb 8 23:02 2010

Camulodunum hippodrome	Permalink

When the white handkerchief dropped, the Ben Hurs of Colchester would have set off down Circular Road North, past the banked tiers of seats, turning left at Napier Road, their iron tyres gouging a deep rut in the track, and back up past St John's gatehouse towards the water-spouting dolphin marking the end of the first lap. Colchester, it seems, was the Formula One track of Roman Britain, with the only chariot racing circus ever found on the island, and the first found in northern Europe for 20 years. Now modern residents have less than a month to raise the money to save a unique monument and create a visitor centre to reveal the site's history. Read more __________________

Blobrana

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Date: Jul 27 12:35 2008

The hippodrome	Permalink

As the Beijing Olympics draw near, archaeologists are reporting the discovery of the long-lost chariot race track at the Greek birthplace of the games. German researchers claim to have identified the hippodrome at Olympia, in Western Greece, some 1,600 years after the historic sports venue disappeared under river mud. Read more Expand (67kb, 560 x 303) Latitude: 37°38'16.55"N, Longitude: 21°38'15.20"E __________________

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