الخيل و سباق العربات في شمال إفريقيا القديم

Abstract EN

Horses are considered one of the most important animal wealth for which the north African region is famous in the past and present, and which has made it famous throughout the world as a whole, because of its qualities such as lightness, agility, gentleness and endurance of fatigue, as it was appreciated by the ancient Greek and Latin writers alike.

the Numidian kings raised ponies in large numbers in their stables, in order to exploit them in the military, economic and sports fields, and this continued even after the occupation of the region by the romans.

in addition to the coachman, she was able to win titles and awards, and this is what we see through the archaeological remains, foremost of which comes the mosaic panels, which transferred to us part of the urban areas of their breeding and preserved for us the names of some horses and coaches, and the teams that played under their colors, the major cities of the ancient Maghreb were not without chariot racing tracks known as circuses, as a symbol of the Romanization of the region.