Circus Maximus to the Racetrack T-Shirt | The Chariot Race That Never Ended

For centuries chariot racing was Rome's great obsession. At the Circus Maximus, a vast track between the Palatine and Aventine hills that could seat more than 150,000 people, four-horse chariots thundered seven laps around a central barrier crowned with an Egyptian obelisk brought to Rome by Augustus. Fans split into rival factions by color, Reds, Whites, Greens and Blues, and star drivers became some of the richest men in the empire.

This design runs the race straight into the modern era. A Roman charioteer in a red cape cracks his whip over four galloping red horses, the obelisk and stone stands of the circus behind him, while beside him a red open-wheel racing car of the 1950s roars along a banked curve beneath a grandstand marked Monza, the Italian circuit near Milan that opened in 1922.

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• Heavyweight: Comfort Colors 1717, 6.1 oz (206 g/m²) ring-spun cotton, garment-dyed for a soft, lived-in feel. Relaxed unisex fit; size down for a closer fit.
• Classic: Gildan 5000, 5.3 oz (180 g/m²) 100% cotton. Regular unisex fit. The same print, for less.

Printed to order: in the EU (Riga) for European orders, in the US for American ones.

Care: wash cold inside out, tumble dry low or hang dry, do not iron the print.