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ENTER THE FAST AND DEADLY TRACK OF THE CIRCUS MAXIMUS IN ROME’S CHARIOT SUPERSTAR

TWO-HOUR SPECIAL PREMIERES SUNDAY, APRIL 21 AT 8PM ET/PT ON SMITHSONIAN CHANNEL™   NEW YORK – March 14, 2019 – With new discoveries from the world of Roman chariot racing, ROME’S CHARIOT SUPERSTAR pieces together an epic view of the lost ancient sport – the most popular and longest-lived form of mass entertainment in the Roman world, yet also the most lethal. Smithsonian Channel’s new two-hour special offers a detailed account of the life of Flavius Scorpus, a real chariot star, and the racing contests he and other champions entered in the famed Circus Maximus arena. Drawing from expert k...