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716: 929: 1082: 631: 242: 75: 679: 656:'s development of the Circus, commencing around 50 BC, extended the seating tiers to run almost the entire circuit of the track, barring the starting gates and a processional entrance at the semi-circular end. The track measured approximately 621 m (2,037 ft) in length and 150 m (490 ft) in breadth. A canal between the track perimeter and its seating protected spectators and help drain the track. The inner third of the seating formed a trackside 1078:. In 1852, a gas works was built on the site by the Anglo-Italian Gas Society. It remained in situ until 1910 when it was relocated to the edge of Rome. Mid-19th century workings at the circus site uncovered the lower parts of a seating tier and outer portico. Since then, a series of excavations has exposed further sections of the seating, curved turn and central barrier but further exploration has been limited by the scale, depth and waterlogging of the site. 418: 787: 1058: 1097: 1113: 767:'s decision to rebuild the Circus entirely in stone, and provide a new pulvinar in the stands where Rome's emperor could be seen and honoured as part of the Roman community, alongside their gods. Under Trajan, the Circus Maximus found its definitive form, which was unchanged thereafter save for some monumental additions by later emperors, an extensive, planned rebuilding of the starting gate area under 61: 854: 45: 483: 67: 2104: 1127: 565:, or plebeians), either adjacent or on the opposite, Aventine side of the track. Otherwise, the Circus was probably still little more than a trackway through surrounding farmland. By this time, it may have been drained but the wooden stands and seats would have frequently rotted and been rebuilt. The turning posts ( 1738:
Nero, inordinately fond of chariot-racing, may have considered the Circus rebuilding a priority but the overall cost of Rome's rebuilding must have proved an extraordinary drain on Imperial and public funds. Wooden bleachers for the Roman masses were an expedient, cost-effective solution. If Nero had
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describes the opening of Cerealia (mid to late April) with a horse race at the Circus, followed by the nighttime release of foxes into the stadium, their tails ablaze with lighted torches. Some early connection is likely between Ceres as goddess of grain crops and Consus as a god of grain storage and
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Etruscan tomb paintings of chariot races offer a possible seating model for this earliest phase; noble sponsors and other dignitaries sit in elevated stands, complete with awning. Commoners lounge or sit below, at ground level. At the early Circus Maximus, the sloping ground afforded the possibility
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and the stream which divided the valley lengthwise. The stream was probably bridged at an early date, at the two points where the track had to cross it, and the earliest races would have been held within an agricultural landscape, "with nothing more than turning posts, banks where spectators could
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As far as is known, there was no significant expansion of seating between Caesar's improvements and Pliny's estimate of 250,000 seats. His estimate ignores the necessary interruptions of seating rows by access stairways and corridors. It might represent a per foot run seating estimate, or include
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After the 6th century, the Circus fell into disuse and decay. The lower levels, ever prone to flooding, were gradually buried under waterlogged alluvial soil and accumulated debris, so that the original track is now buried six meters beneath the modern surface. In the 11th century, the Circus was
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made improvements there; they probably included an extramural anti-flooding embankment. Fires in the crowded, wooden perimeter workshops and bleachers were a far greater danger. A fire of 36 AD seems to have started in a basket-maker's workshop under the stands, on the Aventine side; the emperor
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could be simultaneously released onto the track. The stalls were allocated by lottery, and the various racing teams were identified by their colors. Typically, there were seven laps per race. From at least 174 BC, they were counted off using large sculpted eggs. In 33 BC, an additional
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at enormous expense, and erected midway along the dividing barrier of the Circus. It was Rome's first obelisk, an exotically sacred object and a permanent reminder of Augustus' victory over his Roman foes and their Egyptian allies in the recent civil wars. Thanks to him, Rome had secured both a
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By the late 1st century AD, the central dividing barrier comprised a series of water basins, or else a single watercourse open in some places and bridged over in others. It offered opportunities for artistic embellishment and decorative swagger, and included the temples and statues of various
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built a new, multi-storey palace on the Palatine, connected somehow to the Circus; he likely watched the games in autocratic style, from high above and barely visible to those below. Repairs to fire damage during his reign may already have been under way before his assassination.
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In this quasi-legendary era, horse or chariot races would have been held at the Circus site. The track width may have been determined by the distance between Murcia's and Consus' shrines at the southeastern end, and its length by the distance between these two shrines and
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were held on 57 days of the year; an unknown number of these would have required full use of the Circus. On many other days, charioteers and jockeys would need to practise on its track. Otherwise, it would have made a convenient corral for the animals traded in the nearby
666:. The outer tiers, two thirds of the total, were meant for Roman plebs and non-citizens. They were timber-built, with wooden-framed service buildings, shops and entrance-ways beneath. The total number of seats is uncertain, but was probably in the order of 150,000; 744:'s reign, fire broke out at the semi-circular end of the Circus, swept through the stands and shops, and destroyed much of the city. Games and festivals continued at the Circus, which was rebuilt over several years to the same footprint and design. 605:
Permanent wooden starting stalls were built in 329 BC. They were gated, brightly painted, and staggered to equalise the distances from each start place to the central barrier. In theory, they might have accommodated up to 25 four-horse chariots
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those watching from the nearby heights, outside the building proper. In late Imperial regionary catalogues, seating estimates for the Circus become even wilder; one gives an impossible 450,000 seats. Discussion is in
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as "one of the most beautiful and admirable structures in Rome", with "entrances and ascents for the spectators at every shop, so that the countless thousands of people may enter and depart without inconvenience."
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ranged in duration and scope from one-day or even half-day events to spectacular multi-venue celebrations held over several days, with religious ceremonies and public feasts, horse and chariot racing, athletics,
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Even at the height of its development as a chariot-racing circuit, the circus remained the most suitable space in Rome for religious processions on a grand scale and was the most popular venue for large-scale
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The southeastern turn of the track ran between two shrines which may have predated the Circus' formal development. One, at the outer southeast perimeter, was dedicated to the valley's eponymous goddess
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laid on a spectacular Circus show in which beasts were hunted through a veritable forest of trees, on a specially built stage. With the advent of Christianity as the official religion of the Empire,
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shrub, a sacred spring, the stream that divided the valley, and the lesser peak of the Aventine Hill. The other was at the southeastern turning-post, where there was an underground shrine to
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stood close together on the Aventine, more or less opposite the Circus' starting gate, which remained under Hercules' protection. Further southeast along the Aventine was a temple to
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towered over the arena, set in the central barrier, close to his temple and the finishing line. The Sun-god was the ultimate, victorious charioteer, driving his four-horse chariot (
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at the southeastern turn, an excellent viewpoint for the thrills and spills of chariot racing. In the 190s BC, stone track-side seating was built, exclusively for senators.
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Sun and Moon cults were probably represented at the Circus from its earliest phases. Their importance grew with the introduction of Roman cult to Apollo, and the development of
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Several festivals, some of uncertain foundation and date, were held at the Circus in historical times. The Consualia, with its semi-mythical establishment by Romulus, and the
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at the site but both were major projects. Ever since its quarrying, long before Rome existed, the obelisk had been sacred to Egyptian Sun-gods. Augustus had it brought from
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held there in 169 BC, one of several in the 2nd century, employed "63 leopards and 40 bears and elephants", with spectators presumably kept safe by a substantial barrier.
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deities, fountains, and refuges for those assistants involved in more dangerous circus activities, such as beast-hunts and the recovery of casualties during races.
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described the Circus and its seating c.30 BC–AD 8. Augustus also rebuilt Ceres' temple, above the starting gates; it was probably damaged in the fire of 31 BC.
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festival, as a way of gathering his Sabine neighbours at a celebration that included horse-races and drinking. During these distractions, Romulus's men then
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The fire damage of 31 was probably repaired by Augustus (Caesar's successor and Rome's first emperor). He modestly claimed credit only for an obelisk and
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A processional entrance at the semi-circular end,. prior to the erection there of Titus' triumphal arch, is assumed by most modern sources. See
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Racing teams might have been used as early as the Regal era (according to some later Roman traditions), or as late as the end of the Punic Wars.
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gradually fell out of favour. The last known beast-hunt at the Circus Maximus took place in 523, and the last known races there were held by
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In the earliest exercise of the right, a curule chair would have been brought to the spot; its permanent positioning there is unlikely. See
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Tarquin might have employed the plebs in constructing a conduit or drain (cloaca) for Murcia's stream, discharging into the Tiber. See
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of wealth and high standing. Despite the sometimes crippling personal cost of running for office and providing "extras" for the
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The Circus site now functions as a large park area, open to the public and often used for concerts, meetings, and celebrations.
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as an ancestral deity, a statue of her on lion-back was erected within the circus, probably on the dividing barrier.
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in his account of the first Consualia – replaced with wooden seating tiers by later sponsors and benefactors. See
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system of large bronze dolphin-shaped lap counters was added, positioned well above the central dividing barrier
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View of the Circus site from the south-east. The tower in the foreground is part of a medieval fortification.
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grander plans for the Circus, they ended with his suicide under compulsion, after a coup d'etat in AD 68.
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at the semi-circular end of the Circus, to replace or augment a former processional entrance. The emperor
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and his descendants in 494 BC would have been enhanced by its positioning close to this shrine. See
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shows and smaller beast-hunts, and most track-athletes competed at the purpose-designed
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Sestertius of Trajan celebrating the restoration of the Circus Maximus (minted 103 AD).
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Temples to several deities overlooked the Circus; most are now lost. The temples to
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usually sat beside the images of attending gods, on a conspicuous, elevated stand (
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The risk of further fire-damage, coupled with Domitian's fate, may have prompted
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The site remained prone to flooding, probably through the starting gates, until
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and was probably not replaced. Her cult was closely identified with that of
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invented by politicians who competed for divine and popular support. By the
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Hesperia: The Journal of the American School of Classical Studies at Athens
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and a possible canal as central dividing barrier, see summary on pp. 292–3.
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that served as stops for spring-loaded gates, so that twelve light-weight,
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The Circus Maximus was sited on the level ground of the Valley of Murcia
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of AD 12 were temporarily transferred from the Circus, after a flood.
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Described by Dionysius of Halicarnassus, 7.72.1–13, supplemented by
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Ruins overlooking the Circus Maximus, seen from the Aventine (1983)
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compensated various small businesses there for their losses. In
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was among those who solidified his support through his lavish
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and, more or less opposite Luna's temple, one to the sun-god
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and the need for more specialised venues, as obligations of
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Bowersock, Glen Warren; Brown, Peter; Grabar, Oleg (1999).
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The Circus Maximus site and the Palatine Hill in background
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Rome's emperors met the growing popular demand for regular
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In Search of God the Mother: The Cult of Anatolian Cybele,
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of turf seating tiers at an early date – as imagined by
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organized the games. The most costly and complex of the
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Jean Sorabella, "A Roman Sarcophagus and Its Patron",
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fights. Some included public executions. The greater
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It was quarried and first dedicated in the reign of
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was built on monumental scale, a shrine or temple (
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View of the Circus site from the south-east in 2019
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The site is now a 207:hills, it was the first and largest stadium in 4602:Ancient Roman buildings and structures in Rome 2160: 2095:High-resolution 360° Panoramas and Images of 1972:, University of Texas Press, 1996, pp. 36–37. 1089:victory celebration at the site of the Circus 598:and his descendants were granted rights to a 306:. In Roman tradition, the earliest triumphal 8: 2078:Virtual 3D reconstruction of the Roman Forum 1201:'s estimate of 250,000. For discussion, see 910:, were patrons of horses, horsemen, and the 37: 4259:Museo Storico Nazionale dell'Arte Sanitaria 1577:p. 175 for allocation of stalls by lottery. 1527:Livy has the plebs seated "promiscuously" ( 1329:, "Looking for Camerius. The Topography of 4407: 4144:Boncompagni Ludovisi Decorative Art Museum 2426: 2167: 2153: 2145: 1985:, Cambridge University Press, 2001, p. 20. 1886:, Vol. 11, No. 2 (Nov., 1961), pp. 252–67. 36: 2053:Roman Circuses: Arenas for Chariot Racing 830:discovered this shrine shortly after the 525:sit, and some shrines and sacred spots". 496:, was once part of the dividing barrier ( 4612:Burned buildings and structures in Italy 4309:Santa Cecilia Musical Instruments Museum 3227:Basilica of Saint Paul Outside the Walls 2113: 2034: 1925: 1879: 1867: 1838: 1826: 1814: 1793: 1781: 1752: 1740: 1726: 1693: 1671: 1669: 1628: 1614: 1602: 1589: 1585: 1583: 1562: 1532: 1515: 1498: 1480: 1445: 1433: 1387: 1375: 1363: 1346: 1322: 1313:, Oxford University Press, 1995, p. 246. 1286: 1214: 1202: 1181: 1001:, the moon goddess. Aventine temples to 852: 302:, such as the games in celebration of a 265:The Circus was Rome's largest venue for 245:Model of Rome in the 4th century AD, by 1305: 1303: 1171: 1074:, and one of these was re-sited at the 457:; in the late 3rd century, the emperor 389:As Rome's provinces expanded, existing 4244:Museo nazionale del Palazzo di Venezia 3232:Basilica of Saint Peter in the Vatican 2023:The Invention of the Historic Monument 1983:The Invention of the Historic Monument 1193:This is a modern recalculation of the 1177: 1175: 1044:in 366 BC. In the early Imperial era, 437:had been built for most of the city's 74: 3512:Sacro Cuore di Gesù a Castro Pretorio 1772:on the opposite side of the Palatine. 7: 3919:Tomb of the Unknown Soldier of Italy 3267:S. Antonio da Padova in Via Merulana 1764:This is not to be confused with the 1412:. Harvard University Press. p.  1335:Papers of the British School at Rome 298:. Others might be given to fulfil a 3935:Column of the Immaculate Conception 3864:in Piazza Santa Maria in Trastevere 1884:The Classical Quarterly, New Series 1501:, pp. 65–66, 68–69, for early 806:, an obscure deity associated with 199:, Italy. In the valley between the 4264:Museum of Contemporary Art of Rome 3217:Archbasilica of Saint John Lateran 2056:. University of California Press. 1704:pp. 268–272 for Augustus' obelisk. 25: 4214:Museo Barracco di Scultura Antica 4179:Galleria Nazionale d'Arte Moderna 2655:Temple of Jupiter Optimus Maximus 2091:, part of the Encyclopædia Romana 1337:, 1980, pp. 11–13 with footnotes. 1156:List of closed stadia by capacity 4279:Museum of the Liberation of Rome 4224:Museo delle anime del Purgatorio 4174:Galleria Nazionale d'Arte Antica 4164:Galleria Comunale d'Arte Moderna 2625:Temple of Antoninus and Faustina 2102: 1928:, pp. 61–64, 92–94, 270–273 1461:Livy, Ab Urbe Condita, I. 35, 56 1311:A Dictionary of the Roman Empire 1125: 1111: 1040:held at the Circus in honour of 826:. According to Roman tradition, 785: 195:and mass entertainment venue in 73: 65: 59: 43: 4284:National Museum of Oriental Art 4184:Giorgio de Chirico House Museum 3613:Palazzo Barberini ai Giubbonari 3598:Domus Internationalis Paulus VI 1862:), but most Roman sources used 32:Circus Maximus (disambiguation) 4597:Ancient Roman circuses in Rome 4304:Porta San Paolo Railway Museum 3099:Columbarium of Pomponius Hylas 1916:, Vol. 13, 4, 1944, pp. 287ff. 1228:"Ludus - the Latin Dictionary" 249:. The Circus lies between the 1: 1805:The prestige attached to the 1544:Livy, Ab Urbe Condita, 8.20.1 1529:antea in promiscuo spectabant 1253:Aedileship was a rung on the 882:. In later developments, the 4269:Museum of Roman Civilization 4199:Keats–Shelley Memorial House 3678:Palazzo Massimo alle Colonne 3222:Basilica of Saint Mary Major 1642:Roman Coins and Their Values 1161:Hippodrome of Constantinople 271:, public games connected to 4361:Ludovisi Battle sarcophagus 4239:Museo di Roma in Trastevere 4209:Museo Archeologico Ostiense 3945:Hospital of the Holy Spirit 3517:S. Sebastiano fuori le mura 3124:Tomb of Eurysaces the Baker 3094:Catacombs of San Sebastiano 1910:Metropolitan Museum Journal 473:Topography and construction 4628: 4502:Castello Orsini-Odescalchi 3588:Casa dei Cavalieri di Rodi 3362:S. Giovanni dei Fiorentini 3357:S. Giovanni a Porta Latina 2630:Temple of Apollo Palatinus 2097:Circus Maximus | Art Atlas 2050:Humphrey, John H. (1986). 1698:Dionysius of Halicarnassus 709:Dionysius of Halicarnassus 577:The games' sponsor (Latin 230: 87:Shown within Augustan Rome 29: 4458: 4294:Palazzo delle Esposizioni 3723:Palazzo Vidoni-Caffarelli 3623:Palazzo della Cancelleria 3021:Column of Marcus Aurelius 2801:Basilica of Junius Bassus 2645:Temple of Hercules Victor 2635:Temple of Apollo Sosianus 2462:Arch of Septimius Severus 1796:, pp. 80, 102, 126–9 1100:Circus Maximus site, 2023 547:Lucius Tarquinius Priscus 393:were embellished and new 54: 42: 4492:Appian Way Regional Park 4299:Pigorini National Museum 4219:Museo Civico di Zoologia 3854:della Piazza dei Quiriti 3566:List of churches in Rome 3507:Sacro Cuore di Cristo Re 3332:S. Croce in Via Flaminia 3307:S. Cecilia in Trastevere 3292:Ss. Bonifacio ed Alessio 3272:S. Apollinare alle Terme 3252:S. Anastasia al Palatino 3237:S. Lorenzo fuori le mura 3016:Column of Antoninus Pius 2693:Largo di Torre Argentina 2665:Temple of Minerva Medica 2660:Temple of Jupiter Tonans 1966:Spaeth, Barbette Stanley 1854:Most modern sources use 886:, as one of the Circus' 848:Rape of the Sabine women 627:for maximum visibility. 4380:Portonaccio sarcophagus 4367:Ecstasy of Saint Teresa 4344:Colossus of Constantine 4339:Augustus of Prima Porta 4314:Venanzo Crocetti Museum 4274:Museum of the Ara Pacis 4249:Museo Nazionale Etrusco 4169:Galleria Doria Pamphilj 4059:Via della Conciliazione 4019:Piazza della Repubblica 3648:Palazzo Fusconi-Pighini 3603:Palazzo Aragona Gonzaga 3442:S. Maria della Vittoria 3337:S. Croce in Gerusalemme 3287:S. Bartolomeo all'Isola 3242:S. Agnese fuori le mura 2709:Porta Maggiore Basilica 2410:Obelisk of Montecitorio 1995:Partner, Peter (1976). 1970:The Roman goddess Ceres 1811:Manius Valerius Maximus 1640:Sear, David R. (2002). 1362:is to be believed; see 596:Manius Valerius Maximus 500:) at the Circus Maximus 101:Regio XI Circus Maximus 4550:Festa della Repubblica 4390:Sistine Chapel ceiling 4254:Museo Nazionale Romano 4124:Parco degli Acquedotti 4104:Villa Borghese gardens 4064:Via dei Fori Imperiali 3638:Palazzo della Consulta 3522:S. Silvestro in Capite 3427:S. Maria in Trastevere 3422:S. Maria sopra Minerva 3397:S. Maria in Montesanto 3257:S. Andrea delle Fratte 3129:Tomb of Hilarus Fuscus 3114:Mausoleum of Maxentius 3084:Catacombs of Domitilla 2992:Villa of the Quintilii 1390:, p. 128, citing 1101: 1090: 1062: 1053:Modern status and uses 1049:patron of the Circus. 947: 858: 779:Religious significance 724: 683: 650: 501: 422: 262: 177:for "largest circus"; 4542:Events and traditions 4349:La Bocca della Verità 4194:Jewish Museum of Rome 3688:Palazzo del Quirinale 3532:S. Sofia a Via Boccea 3392:S. Maria degli Angeli 3382:S. Maria Ausiliatrice 3262:S. Andrea della Valle 3104:Mausoleum of Augustus 3038:Five-Columns Monument 2986:Insula dell'Ara Coeli 2838:Portico Dii Consentes 2806:Basilica of Maxentius 2111:at Wikimedia Commons 1955:Wiseman, 1995, p.137. 1895:Roller, Lynn Emrich, 1325:, p. 72, citing 1242:Quintus Fabius Pictor 1099: 1084: 1060: 931: 874:'s Greek equivalent, 857:Circus Maximus., 1978 856: 718: 681: 633: 485: 431:their office and cult 420: 322:for his victory over 244: 129:41.88583°N 12.48583°E 4395:Velletri Sarcophagus 4355:Laocoön and His Sons 4109:Villa Doria Pamphili 4014:Piazza della Minerva 3839:di Piazza d'Aracoeli 3728:Palazzo del Viminale 3673:Palazzo di Giustizia 3502:Sacro Cuore di Maria 3487:Ss. Quattro Coronati 3472:S. Pietro in Vincoli 3457:S. Nicola in Carcere 3452:Ss. Nereo e Achilleo 3437:S. Maria in Via Lata 3412:S. Maria in Aracoeli 3402:S. Maria in Cosmedin 3377:S. Lorenzo in Lucina 3372:S. Lorenzo in Damaso 3367:Ss. Giovanni e Paolo 3312:Ss. Celso e Giuliano 3297:S. Camillo de Lellis 2913:Theatre of Marcellus 2685:House of the Vestals 1428:; citing Procopius, 359:triumphal procession 30:For other uses, see 3915:Altare della Patria 3576:Castles and palaces 3447:S. Martino ai Monti 3417:S. Maria del Popolo 3407:S. Maria in Domnica 3352:S. Francesca Romana 3322:Ss. Cosma e Damiano 3144:Tombs of Via Latina 3139:Tomb of the Scipios 3134:Tomb of the Haterii 3109:Mausoleum of Helena 2908:Stadium of Domitian 2898:Gardens of Maecenas 2874:Circus of Maxentius 2811:Basilica of Neptune 2788:Basilica Argentaria 2592:Baths of Diocletian 2565:Cloaca Circi Maximi 2437:Arch of Constantine 2405:Obelisk of Minerveo 2137:Circus of Maxentius 1605:, pp. 69, 97ff 1141:Circus of Maxentius 976:Great Fire of 64 AD 956:Roman Imperial cult 721:Samuel Ball Platner 559:Tarquinius Superbus 443:Stadium of Domitian 310:at the Circus were 125: /  39: 4560:Rome Film Festival 4522:Villa Aldobrandini 4149:Capitoline Museums 3994:Clivus Capitolinus 3653:Palazzo Giustinani 3593:Castel Sant'Angelo 3537:S. Stefano Rotondo 3119:Pyramid of Cestius 2968:Palace of Domitian 2903:Gardens of Sallust 2750:Forum of Vespasian 2670:Temple of Portunus 2587:Baths of Caracalla 2082:www.italyrome.info 1843:Neptunus Equestris 1755:, pp. 293–294 1696:, pp. 72–73. 1592:, pp. 261–265 1531:) up to then: see 1102: 1091: 1063: 948: 944:Walters Art Museum 859: 834:. He invented the 725: 684: 651: 620:two-horse chariots 502: 423: 318:to Jupiter in the 263: 134:41.88583; 12.48583 4584: 4583: 4555:Rome Quadriennale 4482:Metropolitan City 4476: 4475: 4159:Galleria Borghese 4034:Piazza San Pietro 4009:Piazza del Popolo 4004:Piazza d'Aracoeli 3977:and public spaces 3859:di Piazza Nicosia 3849:di Piazza Farnese 3844:di Piazza Colonna 3718:Palazzo Valentini 3608:Palazzo Barberini 3302:S. Carlo al Corso 3201: 3200: 3192:Ponte Sant'Angelo 3149:Tomb of Priscilla 3089:Catacombs of Rome 2963:House of Augustus 2952:Domus Transitoria 2918:Theatre of Pompey 2845:Porticus Octaviae 2735:Forum of Augustus 2640:Temple of Hadrian 2452:Arch of Gallienus 2442:Arch of Dolabella 2400:Flaminian Obelisk 2176:Landmarks of Rome 2143: 2142: 2133:Succeeded by 2127:Landmarks of Rome 2107:Media related to 2063:978-0-520-04921-5 2008:978-0-520-03945-2 1768:, built over the 1617:, pp. 75, 84 1423:978-0-674-51173-6 1394:, Probus, 19.2–4. 1309:Bunson, Matthew, 1151:Forma Urbis Romae 1076:Piazza del Popolo 904:Castor and Pollux 512:, between Rome's 494:Piazza del Popolo 489:Obelisco Flaminio 316:Tarquin the Proud 167: 166: 16:(Redirected from 4619: 4607:Rome R. XII Ripa 4408: 4333:Apollo Belvedere 4229:Museo delle Mura 4049:Via dei Coronari 4039:Piazza di Spagna 3733:Palazzo Wedekind 3693:Palazzo Pamphilj 3618:Palazzo Borghese 3527:S. Sisto Vecchio 3055:Porticus Aemilia 3027:Column of Phocas 3009:Column monuments 2770:Forum Holitorium 2675:Temple of Saturn 2582:Baths of Agrippa 2498:Aqua Alexandrina 2430:Triumphal arches 2427: 2299:Castra Praetoria 2169: 2162: 2155: 2146: 2117:Preceded by 2114: 2106: 2067: 2038: 2032: 2026: 2019: 2013: 2012: 1992: 1986: 1979: 1973: 1962: 1956: 1953: 1947: 1935: 1929: 1923: 1917: 1906: 1900: 1893: 1887: 1877: 1871: 1852: 1846: 1836: 1830: 1824: 1818: 1803: 1797: 1791: 1785: 1779: 1773: 1762: 1756: 1750: 1744: 1736: 1730: 1724: 1718: 1711: 1705: 1691: 1685: 1684: 1673: 1664: 1658: 1652: 1638: 1632: 1624: 1618: 1612: 1606: 1599: 1593: 1587: 1578: 1560: 1554: 1551: 1545: 1542: 1536: 1525: 1519: 1512: 1506: 1490: 1484: 1477: 1471: 1468: 1462: 1459: 1453: 1443: 1437: 1427: 1411: 1401: 1395: 1392:Historia Augusta 1385: 1379: 1378:, pp. 71–72 1373: 1367: 1356: 1350: 1344: 1338: 1320: 1314: 1307: 1298: 1284: 1278: 1251: 1245: 1238: 1232: 1231: 1224: 1218: 1217:, pp. 66–67 1212: 1206: 1191: 1185: 1179: 1135: 1130: 1129: 1128: 1121: 1116: 1115: 912:equestrian order 908:born from an egg 832:founding of Rome 789: 357:, much like the 140: 139: 137: 136: 135: 130: 126: 123: 122: 121: 118: 77: 76: 69: 63: 47: 40: 21: 4627: 4626: 4622: 4621: 4620: 4618: 4617: 4616: 4587: 4586: 4585: 4580: 4564: 4536: 4512:Hadrian's Villa 4484:of Rome Capital 4483: 4472: 4468:Monte Testaccio 4454: 4399: 4318: 4289:Palazzo Colonna 4135: 4128: 4086: 4078: 3989:Campo de' Fiori 3976: 3964: 3908:Other landmarks 3903: 3879:Quattro Fontane 3757: 3743:Villa Farnesina 3738:Palazzo Zuccari 3708:Palazzo Ruspoli 3643:Palazzo Farnese 3633:Palazzo Colonna 3571: 3551: 3432:S. 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4091: 4089: 4085: 4081: 4075: 4072: 4070: 4067: 4065: 4062: 4060: 4057: 4055: 4054:Via del Corso 4052: 4050: 4047: 4045: 4042: 4040: 4037: 4035: 4032: 4030: 4029:Piazza Navona 4027: 4025: 4022: 4020: 4017: 4015: 4012: 4010: 4007: 4005: 4002: 4000: 3997: 3995: 3992: 3990: 3987: 3985: 3982: 3981: 3979: 3975: 3971: 3967: 3961: 3960:Spanish Steps 3958: 3956: 3953: 3951: 3950:Milizie Tower 3948: 3946: 3943: 3941: 3938: 3936: 3933: 3931: 3930:Capocci Tower 3928: 3926: 3923: 3920: 3916: 3913: 3912: 3910: 3906: 3900: 3897: 3895: 3892: 3890: 3887: 3885: 3882: 3880: 3877: 3875: 3874:Quattro Fiumi 3872: 3870: 3867: 3865: 3862: 3860: 3857: 3855: 3852: 3850: 3847: 3845: 3842: 3840: 3837: 3835: 3832: 3830: 3827: 3825: 3822: 3820: 3817: 3815: 3812: 3810: 3807: 3805: 3802: 3800: 3797: 3795: 3792: 3790: 3787: 3785: 3782: 3780: 3777: 3775: 3772: 3770: 3767: 3766: 3764: 3760: 3754: 3751: 3749: 3746: 3744: 3741: 3739: 3736: 3734: 3731: 3729: 3726: 3724: 3721: 3719: 3716: 3714: 3713:Palazzo Spada 3711: 3709: 3706: 3704: 3701: 3699: 3696: 3694: 3691: 3689: 3686: 3684: 3681: 3679: 3676: 3674: 3671: 3669: 3668:Palazzo Malta 3666: 3664: 3661: 3659: 3656: 3654: 3651: 3649: 3646: 3644: 3641: 3639: 3636: 3634: 3631: 3629: 3628:Palazzo Chigi 3626: 3624: 3621: 3619: 3616: 3614: 3611: 3609: 3606: 3604: 3601: 3599: 3596: 3594: 3591: 3589: 3586: 3584: 3581: 3580: 3578: 3574: 3568: 3567: 3563: 3562: 3560: 3558: 3554: 3548: 3545: 3543: 3540: 3538: 3535: 3533: 3530: 3528: 3525: 3523: 3520: 3518: 3515: 3513: 3510: 3508: 3505: 3503: 3500: 3498: 3495: 3493: 3490: 3488: 3485: 3483: 3482:S. Pudenziana 3480: 3478: 3475: 3473: 3470: 3468: 3465: 3463: 3460: 3458: 3455: 3453: 3450: 3448: 3445: 3443: 3440: 3438: 3435: 3433: 3430: 3428: 3425: 3423: 3420: 3418: 3415: 3413: 3410: 3408: 3405: 3403: 3400: 3398: 3395: 3393: 3390: 3388: 3385: 3383: 3380: 3378: 3375: 3373: 3370: 3368: 3365: 3363: 3360: 3358: 3355: 3353: 3350: 3348: 3345: 3343: 3340: 3338: 3335: 3333: 3330: 3328: 3325: 3323: 3320: 3318: 3315: 3313: 3310: 3308: 3305: 3303: 3300: 3298: 3295: 3293: 3290: 3288: 3285: 3283: 3280: 3278: 3275: 3273: 3270: 3268: 3265: 3263: 3260: 3258: 3255: 3253: 3250: 3248: 3245: 3243: 3240: 3238: 3235: 3233: 3230: 3228: 3225: 3223: 3220: 3218: 3215: 3214: 3212: 3210: 3204: 3194: 3193: 3189: 3187: 3184: 3182: 3181: 3177: 3175: 3174: 3170: 3169: 3167: 3163: 3157: 3156: 3152: 3150: 3147: 3145: 3142: 3140: 3137: 3135: 3132: 3130: 3127: 3125: 3122: 3120: 3117: 3115: 3112: 3110: 3107: 3105: 3102: 3100: 3097: 3095: 3092: 3090: 3087: 3085: 3082: 3080: 3079: 3078:Casal Rotondo 3075: 3074: 3072: 3068: 3062: 3059: 3057: 3056: 3052: 3051: 3049: 3045: 3039: 3036: 3034: 3031: 3028: 3024: 3022: 3019: 3017: 3014: 3013: 3011: 3007: 3001: 3000: 2997:Villa of the 2995: 2993: 2990: 2988: 2987: 2983: 2981: 2978: 2976: 2975: 2971: 2969: 2966: 2964: 2961: 2959: 2956: 2954: 2953: 2949: 2947: 2946: 2942: 2940: 2939: 2935: 2934: 2932: 2930: 2925: 2919: 2916: 2914: 2911: 2909: 2906: 2904: 2901: 2899: 2896: 2892: 2891: 2887: 2886: 2885: 2882: 2880: 2877: 2875: 2872: 2870: 2867: 2866: 2864: 2862:Entertainment 2860: 2854: 2853: 2849: 2847: 2846: 2842: 2840: 2839: 2835: 2833: 2832: 2828: 2826: 2825: 2821: 2819: 2818: 2814: 2812: 2809: 2807: 2804: 2802: 2799: 2797: 2796: 2792: 2790: 2789: 2785: 2784: 2782: 2778: 2772: 2771: 2767: 2765: 2764: 2763:Forum Boarium 2760: 2756: 2753: 2751: 2748: 2746: 2743: 2741: 2738: 2736: 2733: 2732: 2731: 2730:Imperial fora 2728: 2726: 2723: 2722: 2720: 2716: 2710: 2707: 2705: 2702: 2700: 2697: 2695: 2694: 2690: 2686: 2683: 2682: 2681: 2678: 2676: 2673: 2671: 2668: 2666: 2663: 2661: 2658: 2656: 2653: 2651: 2648: 2646: 2643: 2641: 2638: 2636: 2633: 2631: 2628: 2626: 2623: 2621: 2620: 2616: 2615: 2613: 2609: 2603: 2600: 2598: 2597:Baths of Nero 2595: 2593: 2590: 2588: 2585: 2583: 2580: 2579: 2577: 2573: 2567: 2566: 2562: 2560: 2559: 2558:Cloaca Maxima 2555: 2554: 2552: 2548: 2542: 2541: 2537: 2535: 2534: 2530: 2528: 2527: 2523: 2521: 2520: 2516: 2514: 2513: 2509: 2507: 2506: 2502: 2500: 2499: 2495: 2493: 2492: 2488: 2487: 2485: 2481: 2475: 2474: 2470: 2468: 2467:Arch of Titus 2465: 2463: 2460: 2458: 2457:Arch of Janus 2455: 2453: 2450: 2448: 2445: 2443: 2440: 2438: 2435: 2434: 2432: 2428: 2425: 2423: 2420:Ancient Roman 2417: 2411: 2408: 2406: 2403: 2401: 2398: 2396: 2393: 2392: 2390: 2388: 2383: 2375: 2372: 2370: 2369:Querquetulana 2367: 2365: 2362: 2360: 2357: 2355: 2352: 2350: 2347: 2345: 2342: 2340: 2337: 2335: 2332: 2330: 2327: 2325: 2322: 2321: 2320: 2317: 2315: 2312: 2310: 2307: 2305: 2302: 2300: 2297: 2293: 2292:Santo Spirito 2290: 2288: 2285: 2283: 2280: 2279: 2278: 2275: 2271: 2268: 2266: 2263: 2261: 2258: 2256: 2253: 2251: 2248: 2246: 2245:San Pancrazio 2243: 2241: 2238: 2236: 2233: 2231: 2228: 2226: 2223: 2221: 2218: 2216: 2213: 2211: 2208: 2206: 2203: 2201: 2198: 2196: 2193: 2192: 2191: 2188: 2187: 2185: 2181: 2177: 2170: 2165: 2163: 2158: 2156: 2151: 2150: 2147: 2139: 2138: 2132: 2128: 2125: 2123: 2122: 2116: 2115: 2112: 2110: 2105: 2098: 2094: 2092: 2090: 2087:James Grout: 2085: 2083: 2079: 2076: 2075: 2071: 2065: 2059: 2055: 2054: 2048: 2047: 2043: 2037:, p. 57. 2036: 2035:Humphrey 1986 2031: 2028: 2024: 2018: 2015: 2010: 2004: 2000: 1999: 1991: 1988: 1984: 1978: 1975: 1971: 1967: 1961: 1958: 1952: 1949: 1945: 1944: 1939: 1934: 1931: 1927: 1926:Humphrey 1986 1922: 1919: 1915: 1911: 1905: 1902: 1898: 1892: 1889: 1885: 1881: 1880:Humphrey 1986 1876: 1873: 1870:, p. 175 1869: 1868:Humphrey 1986 1865: 1861: 1857: 1851: 1848: 1844: 1840: 1839:Humphrey 1986 1835: 1832: 1828: 1827:Humphrey 1986 1823: 1820: 1816: 1815:Humphrey 1986 1812: 1808: 1802: 1799: 1795: 1794:Humphrey 1986 1790: 1787: 1783: 1782:Humphrey 1986 1778: 1775: 1771: 1767: 1766:Arch of Titus 1761: 1758: 1754: 1753:Humphrey 1986 1749: 1746: 1743:, p. 101 1742: 1741:Humphrey 1986 1735: 1732: 1728: 1727:Humphrey 1986 1723: 1720: 1716: 1710: 1707: 1703: 1699: 1695: 1694:Humphrey 1986 1690: 1687: 1682: 1678: 1672: 1670: 1666: 1663: 1657: 1654: 1651: 1650:1-902040-45-7 1647: 1643: 1637: 1634: 1631:, p. 126 1630: 1629:Humphrey 1986 1623: 1620: 1616: 1615:Humphrey 1986 1611: 1608: 1604: 1603:Humphrey 1986 1598: 1595: 1591: 1590:Humphrey 1986 1586: 1584: 1580: 1576: 1572: 1568: 1564: 1563:Humphrey 1986 1559: 1556: 1550: 1547: 1541: 1538: 1534: 1533:Humphrey 1986 1530: 1524: 1521: 1517: 1516:Humphrey 1986 1511: 1508: 1504: 1500: 1499:Humphrey 1986 1496: 1489: 1486: 1482: 1481:Humphrey 1986 1476: 1473: 1467: 1464: 1458: 1455: 1451: 1447: 1446:Humphrey 1986 1442: 1439: 1435: 1434:Humphrey 1986 1431: 1425: 1419: 1415: 1410: 1409: 1400: 1397: 1393: 1389: 1388:Humphrey 1986 1384: 1381: 1377: 1376:Humphrey 1986 1372: 1369: 1365: 1364:Humphrey 1986 1361: 1355: 1352: 1348: 1347:Humphrey 1986 1343: 1340: 1336: 1332: 1328: 1327:T. P. Wiseman 1324: 1323:Humphrey 1986 1319: 1316: 1312: 1306: 1304: 1300: 1296: 1292: 1288: 1287:Humphrey 1986 1283: 1280: 1276: 1272: 1271:Julius Caesar 1268: 1264: 1260: 1256: 1250: 1247: 1243: 1237: 1234: 1229: 1223: 1220: 1216: 1215:Humphrey 1986 1211: 1208: 1205:, p. 126 1204: 1203:Humphrey 1986 1200: 1196: 1195:seat capacity 1190: 1187: 1183: 1182:Humphrey 1986 1178: 1176: 1172: 1166: 1162: 1159: 1157: 1154: 1152: 1149: 1147: 1144: 1142: 1139: 1138: 1134: 1133:Sports portal 1123: 1120: 1119:Horses portal 1114: 1109: 1104: 1098: 1094: 1088: 1083: 1079: 1077: 1073: 1072:Pope Sixtus V 1069: 1068:market garden 1059: 1052: 1050: 1047: 1043: 1039: 1037: 1031: 1026: 1024: 1020: 1016: 1012: 1008: 1004: 1000: 996: 992: 987: 985: 981: 977: 973: 972: 967: 966: 961: 957: 953: 945: 941: 937: 934: 930: 926: 924: 920: 916: 913: 909: 905: 901: 900:Vallis Murcia 897: 893: 889: 885: 881: 877: 873: 869: 865: 855: 851: 849: 845: 841: 837: 833: 829: 825: 821: 817: 813: 809: 805: 794: 788: 778: 776: 774: 770: 766: 761: 758: 754: 749: 745: 743: 739: 735: 730: 722: 717: 713: 710: 706: 705: 700: 699: 693: 689: 680: 673: 671: 669: 665: 661: 660: 655: 654:Julius Caesar 648: 644: 640: 636: 632: 628: 626: 621: 617: 613: 609: 603: 601: 597: 594: 590: 586: 585: 580: 572: 570: 568: 564: 560: 556: 552: 548: 544: 541: 537: 536: 531: 526: 523: 519: 515: 511: 509: 508:Vallis Murcia 499: 495: 492:, now in the 491: 490: 484: 477: 472: 470: 468: 464: 460: 456: 450: 448: 444: 440: 436: 432: 428: 419: 415: 413: 409: 408:Forum Boarium 404: 400: 399:late Republic 396: 392: 387: 385: 384: 379: 378:higher office 375: 371: 367: 362: 360: 356: 354: 348: 344: 340: 336: 331: 327: 325: 321: 317: 313: 309: 305: 301: 300:religious vow 297: 293: 289: 287: 281: 277: 274: 270: 269: 260: 256: 252: 248: 243: 238: 234: 226: 224: 222: 218: 214: 210: 206: 202: 198: 194: 191: 188: 187:ancient Roman 184: 183:Circo Massimo 180: 176: 172: 162: 158: 153: 150: 147: 143: 138: 110: 106: 103: 102: 98: 94: 68: 62: 53: 46: 41: 33: 19: 18:Circo Massimo 4576:Vatican City 4527:Villa d'Este 4517:Ostia Antica 4497:Capo di Bove 4463:Tiber Island 4372: 4365: 4353: 4331: 4114:Villa Medici 3955:Sisto Bridge 3925:Campo Verano 3829:del Pantheon 3774:Acqua Felice 3753:Villa Madama 3748:Villa Giulia 3698:Palazzo Poli 3564: 3462:S. Pancrazio 3347:S. Eustachio 3327:S. Crisogono 3277:Ss. Apostoli 3190: 3186:Ponte Milvio 3178: 3173:Pons Cestius 3171: 3153: 3076: 3053: 2998: 2984: 2972: 2950: 2943: 2936: 2928: 2927:Palaces and 2890:Ludus Magnus 2888: 2868: 2850: 2843: 2836: 2829: 2822: 2815: 2793: 2786: 2768: 2761: 2691: 2617: 2575:Public baths 2563: 2556: 2538: 2531: 2524: 2519:Aqua Claudia 2517: 2510: 2503: 2496: 2489: 2471: 2324:Caelimontana 2319:Servian Wall 2309:Terreus Wall 2282:Cavalleggeri 2277:Leonine Wall 2255:San Giovanni 2135: 2126: 2119: 2101: 2088: 2052: 2030: 2022: 2017: 1997: 1990: 1982: 1977: 1969: 1960: 1951: 1941: 1933: 1921: 1913: 1909: 1904: 1896: 1891: 1883: 1875: 1863: 1855: 1850: 1834: 1829:, p. 62 1822: 1817:, p. 61 1807:curule chair 1801: 1789: 1784:, p. 74 1777: 1760: 1748: 1734: 1722: 1714: 1709: 1701: 1689: 1680: 1656: 1641: 1636: 1622: 1610: 1597: 1574: 1570: 1558: 1549: 1540: 1535:, p. 70 1528: 1523: 1518:, p. 61 1510: 1502: 1488: 1483:, p. 67 1475: 1466: 1457: 1441: 1429: 1407: 1399: 1391: 1383: 1371: 1366:, p. 71 1354: 1349:, p. 72 1342: 1334: 1318: 1310: 1294: 1282: 1274: 1266: 1249: 1236: 1222: 1210: 1189: 1184:, p. 57 1146:Amphitheatre 1092: 1064: 1033: 1027: 1013:(or perhaps 988: 969: 963: 949: 939: 923:Great Mother 914: 899: 895: 891: 860: 800: 762: 750: 746: 726: 702: 696: 687: 685: 674:Imperial era 663: 657: 652: 646: 642: 624: 604: 600:curule chair 582: 578: 576: 566: 543:king of Rome 538:, the first 533: 527: 505: 503: 497: 487: 462: 454: 451: 446: 426: 424: 402: 394: 390: 388: 381: 373: 363: 350: 346: 329: 328: 307: 285: 279: 266: 264: 209:ancient Rome 182: 170: 168: 99: 4412:Seven Hills 4134:Museums and 3940:Conti Tower 3794:Il Facchino 3779:Acqua Paola 3477:S. Prassede 3317:S. Clemente 3247:S. Agostino 2999:sette bassi 2945:Domus Aurea 2831:Curia Julia 2725:Roman Forum 2540:Aqua Tepula 2533:Aqua Marcia 2473:Arcus Novus 2314:Romuli Wall 2044:Works cited 1860:Cassiodorus 1681:NOVA Online 1331:Catullus 55 1244:'s history. 1036:Ludi Romani 1019:Magna Mater 984:Sol Indiges 906:, who were 880:hippodromes 878:, in Greek 822:and to the 364:During the 339:beast-hunts 253:(left) and 221:public park 132: / 108:Coordinates 4591:Categories 4430:Capitoline 4074:Via Veneto 3984:Appian Way 3884:Tartarughe 3342:S. Eugenio 3282:S. Balbina 2852:Tabularium 2526:Aqua Julia 2491:Aqua Appia 2349:Fontinalis 2265:Settimiana 2121:Tabularium 1450:hippodrome 1277:as aedile. 1259:patricians 1167:References 868:Ara Maxima 844:Roman myth 824:underworld 773:Diocletian 692:Heliopolis 637:depicting 635:Sestertius 616:four-horse 555:patricians 455:venationes 247:Paul Bigot 231:See also: 4435:Esquiline 4404:Landscape 4099:Villa Ada 4069:Via Sacra 3814:Navicella 3789:Barcaccia 3762:Fountains 3547:S. Vitale 3542:S. Teresa 3497:S. Sabina 3209:basilicas 2884:Colosseum 2619:Ara Pacis 2611:Religious 2483:Aqueducts 2422:landmarks 2374:Trigemina 2354:Gallienus 2344:Esquilina 2339:Dolabella 2270:Tiburtina 2250:San Paolo 2220:Nomentana 2195:Ardeatina 1770:Via Sacra 1297:of 55 BC. 1295:venatione 1263:plebeians 915:(equites) 836:Consualia 769:Caracalla 740:, during 639:Caracalla 625:(euripus) 608:Quadrigas 478:Regal era 439:gladiator 435:Colosseum 343:gladiator 276:festivals 259:Colosseum 120:12°29′9″E 117:41°53′9″N 4507:Frascati 4445:Quirinal 4440:Palatine 4420:Aventine 4094:Bioparco 4087:and zoos 3799:Marforio 3467:Pantheon 3387:S. 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Circo Massimo
Circus Maximus (disambiguation)

Circus Maximus is located in Rome

Regio XI Circus Maximus
41°53′9″N 12°29′9″E / 41.88583°N 12.48583°E / 41.88583; 12.48583
Circus
Latin
Italian
ancient Roman
chariot-racing
stadium
Rome
Aventine
Palatine
ancient Rome
Empire
circuses
public park
Chariot racing
Ludi

Paul Bigot
Aventine
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Colosseum
ludi
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