risolto dal manuale :

codice:
<h1 class="title_page">Benvenuti!</h1><div id="myCarousel" class="carousel slide">
 <!-- Carousel indicators -->
 <ol class="carousel-indicators">
 <li data-target="#myCarousel" data-slide-to="0"
 class="active"></li>
 <li data-target="#myCarousel" data-slide-to="1"></li>
 <li data-target="#myCarousel" data-slide-to="2"></li>
 </ol>
 <!-- Carousel items -->
 <div class="carousel-inner">
 <div class="item active">
 <img src="http://placehold.it/1140x500/ff0000/000000" alt="First slide">
 </div>
 <div class="item">
 <img src="http://placehold.it/1140x500/0000ff/000000" alt="Second slide">
 </div>
 <div class="item">
<img src="http://placehold.it/1140x500/00ff00/000000" alt="Third slide">
 </div>
 </div>
 <!-- Carousel nav -->
 <a class="carousel-control left" href="#myCarousel"
 data-slide="prev">&lsaquo;</a>
 <a class="carousel-control right" href="#myCarousel"
 data-slide="next">&rsaquo;</a>
 <!-- Controls buttons -->
 </div>
</div>
<script>
 $(function(){
 // Initializes the carousel
 $(".start-slide").click(function(){
 $("#myCarousel").carousel('cycle');
 });
 });
</script>
ora come faccio animarlo da solo essendo che ho tolto i pulsanti start, stop , pause , next , back.

grazie mille.