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  • History Revealed

    LEISURE AND GAMES

    Aug 06, 2020 2 minutes
    WORDS: CHARLOTTE HODGMAN

    FEEDING ON FAME

    According to one story, when the crowd grew restless at Emperor Nero, who was taking too long to finish his lunch, he threw his napkin from the imperial box as a sign that he had finished and the games could continue.

    NEIGH PROBLEM

    Chariots were usually pulled

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