Nah, the Romans were civilized. And smart. And tough.I've had a problem with the chuck-wagon races for years. This bullshit nonsense about "the horses enjoy it" is well, bullshit.
And the most recent incident was considered intentional and the idiot who caused it has been booted from the Stampede and fined $10,000.
It's not like this is a one-off either. Every Stampede horses get killed in the chuck-wagon races. That's just not acceptable. What are we, Romans?