Sneak Peek: https://appbox.sho.com/smb7brsf 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 knowledge, archeological evidence and written records, ROME’S CHARIOT SUPERSTAR rebuilds the world of chariot racing and its stars in graphic detail. The special premieres Sunday, April 21 at 8 p.m. ET/PT on Smithsonian Channel. ROME’S CHARIOT SUPERSTAR focuses on the end of the first century AD, when the race-mad Roman emperor Domitian presided over one of the most popular and lucrative eras in sports history. Scorpus rose from a slave to become the charioteer all- star of his age, winning an astonishing 2,048 races and earning the modern equivalent of $15 billion in a decade. When he died, he was just 26 years old. Dramatic reconstruction brings to life the noise, the smell and the excitement of audiences turning up to see their favorite team – the gambling, the fanatical support and, above all, the adrenaline-fuelled nine minutes of each race from start to finish.