Translationem

  • Biga: A two horse chariot —-> A two-wheeled, covered carriage or chariot, particularly used in ancient Rome. It was often associated with Roman women, state occasions, and travel by the wealthy
  • Carpentum: A four-wheeled carriage
  • Carruca: A Roman four-wheeled carriage
  • Carrus (or carrum): Wagon, cart, or wheeled vehicle. It’s the origin of the English word “car”. The term often refers to a four-wheeled baggage cart, but can also denote a cartload or wagonload
  • Citellae: Pack-saddles or sumpter-saddles
  • Currus: Chariot
  • Ephippium: Saddlecloth or saddle – It can also refer to a horse-cloth or caparison
  • Lectica: The Roman litter, a type of sedan chair, was a mode of transportation used by the wealthy in ancient Rome
  • Plaustrum: A common vehicle, often pulled by oxen, used for carrying heavy loads like construction materials and agricultural goods. It was a platform with two to four solid wheels, typically without a roof or sides
  • Plaustrum maius:
  • Quadriga: A chariot drawn by four horses abreast
  • Raeda: A larger, four-wheeled Roman cart or wagon
  • Sedia gestatoria: Gestatorial chair is a ceremonial throne on which popes were carried on shoulders until 1978, which was later replaced outdoors in part with the popemobile

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