Pumps' Perplexities

Well the gladiators had their day.....The local scribes have
let their opinions be known on the day's combat, the
presentation of the collection of ancient stones and the
attempted sale of a fungal wheat/hops beverage.......

The coliseum will now be closed for a few weeks in order
to prepare for the chariot races.....

Soon the gallant charioteers will be racing around in a
counter-clockwise circle.....There will be a high volume
of noise.....There will be collisions amongst competitors.....
And the crowd will love every time a chariot passes
by advertising Marcus' Herculaneum Herring or
Vesuvian Ash Washing Detergent.....What a sport.....
Pumps