--- title: Circus Mosaic from Lugdunum author: Carole Raddato source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/18985/circus-mosaic-from-lugdunum/ format: machine-readable-alternate license: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0) updated: 2024-05-27 --- # Circus Mosaic from Lugdunum _Authored by Carole Raddato_ ## Image File [![Circus Mosaic from Lugdunum](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/18985.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/18985.jpg) ## Image Caption The restored [Circus](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/Circus/) [Mosaic](https://www.worldhistory.org/Mosaic/) from Lugdunum (modern Lyon, France), 2nd century CE. It vividly depicts a [chariot](https://www.worldhistory.org/chariot/) race with eight chariots competing, two from each faction. The four teams, known by the colours worn by the charioteers (blue, green, red, and white), represent several successive moments of the race. The *spina*, the median strip around which the chariots turn, consists of two rectangular pools filled with water and lap markers with seven dolphins and seven eggs. When each lap had been run, a dolphin was tipped downward, and an egg lowered from its bar. Lugdunum Museum, Lyon. ## Cite This Work ### APA Raddato, C. (2024, May 27). Circus Mosaic from Lugdunum. *World History Encyclopedia*. ### Chicago Raddato, Carole. "Circus Mosaic from Lugdunum." *World History Encyclopedia*, May 27, 2024. . ### MLA Raddato, Carole. "Circus Mosaic from Lugdunum." *World History Encyclopedia*, 27 May 2024, . ## License & Copyright [![copyright source](/images/partners/white-flickr.png)](https://www.flickr.com/photos/carolemage/51171334935/)This image was first published on [Flickr](http://www.flickr.com). [Original image](https://www.flickr.com/photos/carolemage/51171334935/) by [**Carole Raddato**](https://www.flickr.com/photos/carolemage/51171334935/). Submitted by [Carole Raddato](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/FollowingHadrian/ "User Page: Carole Raddato"), published on 27 May 2024. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0deed.en). This license lets others remix, tweak, and build upon a work even for commercial reasons, as long as they credit the author and license their new creations under the identical terms. When republishing on the web a hyperlink back to the original content source URL must be included. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.