Ben-Hur 2016: On set during the epic chariot race

The Ben-Hur chariot race has returned to Rome. Under bright blue skies and through a filmic, dusty haze, drums beat, the crowd roars, four-horse chariots sweep past, the drivers strain at the reins. Outside the arena an off-duty legionary sits in a canvas chair, listening to his iPod, watching the People’s Front of Judea wander past.