- The biga (Latin; pl.:
bigae) is the two-horse
chariot as used in
ancient Rome for sport, transportation, and ceremonies.
Other animals may
replace horses...
- below). non dīcimus bīga ūna, quadrīgae duae, nūptiae trēs, sed prō eō ūnae
bīgae, bīnae quadrīgae, trīnae nūptiae (Varro) 'We don't say una biga (one two-horse...
- on the two
front pediments, in
bigae drawn by
griffons and sphinxes.
Other interpretations take the
figures in the
bigae as
representing Lucius Verus and...
- the two
Equirria on
February 27 and
March 14. Two-horse
chariot races (
bigae) were held in the
Campus Martius, the area of Rome
named for Mars, after...
- to so
great an extent, that
young men of the
highest rank not only
drove bigae and
quadrigae in the circus, but
exhibited these feats of horsemanship....
- athletes,
whose victories are
symbolized by palm
leaves and chariots,
either bigae or quadrigae. The
medals were not used as currency, but may have been distributed...
- a
Corinthian order and
statuary including a
quadriga atop the
gable and
bigae driven by
figures of
Victory on
either side at the base of the roof. The...
-
chariots in the race
could be
drawn by four
horses (quadrigae) or two
horses (
bigae), but
races among those with four
horses were more important. In some rare...
- chariot)
escorted by Victories, with the two
flanking porches topped by
bigae (two-horse chariots).
Between the
chariots were
colossal statues of Trajan...
-
involved four-horse
chariots (quadrigae), or less often, two-horse
chariots (
bigae). Just to
display the
skill of the
driver and his horses, up to ten horses...
