Triumphal CHARIOT, was one of the principal ornaments of the Roman celebration of a victory.
The Roman triumphal chariot was generally made of ivory, round like a tower, or rather of a cylindrical figure; it was sometimes gilt at the top, and ornamented with crowns; and to represent a victory more naturally, they used to stain it with blood. It
was usually drawn by four white horses; but oftentimes by lions, elephants, tygers, bears, leopards, dogs, &c.