History Main / ChariotRace

* In the ''PhineasAndFerb'' episode "Greece Lightning", the boys stage a chariot race through Danville's streets after learning about ancient Greece.

* The ''StarWars'' pod race is more than just a futuristic version of chariot racing: the sequence of the pod race and plot developments during it is straight out of ''Ben-Hur''.

** Don't forget to check out the ''silent'' version of ''Literature/BenHur'', preferably a decent print at the right speed. Apparently one of the more spectacular accidents in the original chariot race wasn't staged, and the stunt driver only barely escaped with his life.

Media set in AncientRome ''will'' feature [[GladiatorGames gladiators]] or chariot racing. If it's the race, expect it to be based on the one in ''Film/BenHur''. Expect the enemy to cheat, [[TryingToCatchMeFightingDirty play rough]], [[SpikedWheels have illegal modifications]], etc.

* The race in ''Film/BenHur'', as noted, is the TropeCodifier, featuring SpikedWheels (Messala's "Greek chariot"), Messala whipping his horses and any driver within range, if you're tossed from the chariot, there's a token attempt at retrieval.

* There's a little-known parody movie of ''Film/BenHur'' and ''Film/TheTenCommandments'', where the obligatory chariot sequence has TheRival's chariot look like the Batmobile modified to serve as Darth Vader's personal tank.

* Creator/TanithLee's novel ''Vazkor, Son of Vazkor'', aka ''Shadowfire'', has a chariot race that's an obvious homage to ''Film/BenHur''.

* There was a chariot race in a LaffALympics episode. Dread Baron (Rottens) won it; Doggie Daddy (Yogis) got second place; and Dynomutt (Scoobys) made it third.

* There was a chariot race in a LaffALympics episode. Dread Baron (Rottens) won it; Doggie Daddy (Yogis) got second place ; and Dyno Mutt (Scoobys) made it third.

For more modern vehicular racing, see WackyRacing

* TanithLee's novel ''Vazkor, Son of Vazkor'', aka ''Shadowfire'', has a chariot race that's an obvious homage to ''Film/BenHur''.

* There's a little-known parody movie of ''Film/BenHur'' and ''TheTenCommandments'', where the obligatory chariot sequence has TheRival's chariot look like the Batmobile modified to serve as Darth Vader's personal tank.

Media set in AncientRome ''will'' feature [[GladiatorGames gladiators]] or chariot racing. If it's the race, expect it to be based on the one in BenHur. Expect the enemy to cheat, [[TryingToCatchMeFightingDirty play rough]], [[SpikedWheels have illegal modifications]], etc.

* The race in ''BenHur'', as noted, is the TropeCodifier, featuring SpikedWheels (Messala's "Greek chariot"), Messala whipping his horses and any driver within range, if you're tossed from the chariot, there's a token attempt at retrieval.
** Don't forget to check out the ''silent'' version of ''BenHur'', preferably a decent print at the right speed. Apparently one of the more spectacular accidents in the original chariot race wasn't staged, and the stunt driver only barely escaped with his life.

* There's a little-known parody movie of ''BenHur'' and ''TheTenCommandments'', where the obligatory chariot sequence has TheRival's chariot look like the Batmobile modified to serve as Darth Vader's personal tank.

* TanithLee's novel ''Vazkor, Son of Vazkor'', aka ''Shadowfire'', has a chariot race that's an obvious homage to ''BenHur''.

* ''TheSarantineMosaic'' by GuyGavrielKay has a subplot involving chariot racing, in a FantasyCounterpartCulture to 6th-century Constantinople.

* The race in ''BenHur'', as noted, is the TropeCodifier, featuring SpikedWheels (Messala's "Greek chariot"), Messala whipping his horses and any driver within range, if you're tossed from the chariot, there's a token attempt at retrieval.

* ''Assassins of {{Gor}}'' has Tarn races - basically the same thing, except with giant birds people ride.

* ''CenturionDefenderOfRome'' features a chariot race as one of the mini-games.
* In the ''Caesar'' games, you can build a Circus in your city to entertain the citizens.

* {{WesternAnimation/BackToTheFuture}}: Marty, Doc, Jules and Verne went to Ancient Rome, where Marty (as Marticus) had to enter a chariot race against Bifficus ([[BerserkButton Bifficus called Marty by an Ancient Roman expression translated by Marty's device as "Chicken"]]) and had to lose for sake of space-time continuum because otherwise people would (according to Doc) revolt against Bifficus, which would prevent Caligula from becoming Emperor of Rome. Doc described it as key event to the end of the Roman Empire.

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In real life, people ''[[SeriousBusiness rioted]]'' over their favourite teams, most famously the Nika riots of 532 in Constantinople.

* ''[[CenturionDefenderOfRome]]'' features a chariot race as one of the mini-games.

* ''Centurion: Defender of Rome'' features a chariot race as one of the mini-games.

For more modern racing see WackyRacing

* ''{{Centurion}}: Defender of Rome'' features a chariot race as one of the mini-games.

* There's an actual WiiWare game called ''Heracles Chariot Racing'', which is a ''MarioKart''-esque WackyRacing chariot game.

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* In the ''PhineasAndFerb'' episode "Greece Lightning", the boys stage a chariot race through Danville's streets after learning about ancient Greece.
* This happens in an episode of ''CareBears'' set in Ancient Rome times.
* InspectorGadget helps one of his ancestors win a chariot race in the TimeTravel arc of the series.

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* Avalon Hill's old ''Circus Maximus'' game was about chariot races.

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* ''{{Runequest}}'''s ''Monster Coliseum'' had rules for chariot racing.

* The race in ''BenHur'', as noted, is the TropeCodifier, featuring SpikedWheels (Messala's "Greek chariot"), Messala whipping his horses and any driver within range, if you're tossed from the chariot, there's a token attempt at retrieval. ([[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pbQvpJsTvxU Here's]] a video that shows most of the race.)