They still do, it's called NASCAR. Many people go for the crashes.
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The others go because they like left turns.
“NASCAR: Where the right, turns left”
Sigh... If only!
We are all left turns on this blessed day.
Drinking NASCAR and watching beer!
I wanted to say that the average Roman would be far more intellectual and educated than the average NASCAR enjoyer, but then I realized that'd be HELLA wrong
Same dumb motherfuckers watching motorsports then and now
All while constantly scratching your butt due to the worms. Ah, Rome.
Still an accurate analogy of NASCAR.
They drink wine at nascar races?
I was referring more to the butt scratching.
That cheap wine you get in a bag is about the cheapest way to get drunk there is.
I’d guess the NASCAR modern equivalent would be a cooler-full of BuzzBallz.
Or MD 20/20
The video is pretty funny:
How Often Do You Think About the Roman Empire?
Also known as Asking My Husband How Often He Thinks About the Roman Empire or the Roman Empire TikTok Trend, refers to a 2023 Instagram Reels and TikTok trend in which women asked the men in their lives (husbands, boyfriends, fathers, brothers, etc.) how often they think about the Roman empire. When asked, the men predominantly said that they think about Rome frequently, resulting in the women being surprised by that.
https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/how-often-do-you-think-about-the-roman-empire
*White men. Recall Denzel Washington being absolutely flabberghasted when asked this on the red carpet.
Ah yes, Denzel, chosen representative of all black men.
Thank you for correcting the record
It's niche in more diverse communities where history is reflected on in a more global sense and is less eurocentric overall (hence Denzel's hilarious response) but it's neat that these young men are reflecting on history. Hopefully it helps them understand something meaningful about the world.
Heck of a sample size
It's like I keep saying, the only entertaining parts of races are the wipeouts, collisions, and wrecks. Ever seen cyclists collide. Into a mess? It's fucking hilarious. Runners tripping over each other? Great stuff. Oh and the NASCAR crashes may look good, but there's plenty of other motor vehicle crashes that are pretty awesome.
The only difference now is that we don't use chariots.
I wonder what the first sporting event with stadium seating was.
Also, what was the first use of that kind of seating? Were people sitting to watch sports? A concert? A play? Politics of some kind? The past is so bloodthirsty I wouldn't be surprised if it was for an execution. But, if so, that must have meant that the second event with that kind of seating would have had one hell of a sales pitch. "Come see Anki and Adad in concert singing their ballads of love! At dusk on this day of the sun at the slaughter grounds!"
The first seated events would probably have been people speaking to larger groups in amphitheaters that naturally formed by rock formations. You can often find natural amphitheaters as features of parks with cliffs, and people were probably inherently drawn to those kinds of spaces
Would people show up just to hear a guy speak though? Maybe the first things in those amphitheatres was a sport, or singing. Another likely possibility is something religious. If one of the gods wants you to show up to witness something, you better do it or else the next drought is on you.
There was fuck all else to do I guess
The theatres for music, plays, poetry readings etc. were a completely separate things; build usually in a crescent shape and focused on the acoustics and all that. So the circular roman amphitheaters were made specifically for the other entertainment, that was more about getting as many people as possible to be able to see the stuff instead of hearing. So the first use was most likely some form of gladiator battle or something similar
I HAVE imagined this!!