Ben-Hur: Reflections on Culture part 3

Before the chariot race in the men's "lounge" the floor showed culture factors of art. The pictures and designs where made up of mosaics, which are little colored tiles cemented on the ground to create a picture. Mosaic can be seen everywhere today to depict pictures or even scenes.

Throughout the whole movie, the chariot race has to be the best part. It was amazing how even technology back then was so durable to force. The chariots have to be my favorite contraption so far. It could stand the speed of the horses, the sharp turns, and the weight of the racer on it. It really showed how advanced these people were, even back then.

The colors of the horses and the chariots and even what they wore symbolized on what grounds Ben-Hur and Messala stood. Black and red, which are said to be the colors of the devil (the bad side) was what Messala wore. He chariot showed the same effect and all four of his horses were black. What was even worse that showed Messala as the bad guy were the spikes on his wheels that could saw and rip through the wood of opponents' wheels and the metal of the chariots. Messala was also the one whipping his horses to go faster; at one point also started whipping Ben-Hur into stopping him to win the race.
Ben-Hur, on the other hand, came in like an "angel". Donned in white and bright colors, he also sported a blue sash while entering the stadium with the white horses he rode with. The chariot he used was an egg-shell color with golden designs.

Above the valley of Lepers, the men used a pulley system to drop food and supplies for the lepers below them. The use of gears started with the Romans and Greeks and now people use them all the time.