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The Circus Maximus (Latin for "largest circus"; Italian: Circo Massimo) is an ancient Roman chariot-racing stadium and mass entertainment venue in Rome, Italy. In the valley between the Aventine and Palatine hills, it was the first and largest stadium in ancient Rome and its later Empire .
He was a chariot-racing enthusiast and began construction of the circus which was completed by Claudius (r. 41-54 AD). The privately owned circus and Horti were then inherited by Nero who made the circus public so he could invite them to cheer him on. [4] He also used both of these to lodge Romans made homeless by the great fire of 64.
The Circus Maximus was still adequately maintained for use, though for what purposes is uncertain. The last known beast-hunt there was in 523. [ 72 ] The last recorded race there was in 549 AD, staged by the Ostrogothic king, Totila ; whether this was a display of horsemanship or a chariot-race is not known [ 73 ]
The main street in this region was the Clivus Publicus which led from the Circus to the Aventine where it encountered the Porta Trigemina. Other features in Regio XI are the still intact Arch of Janus, and the Arcus Argentariorum, while no longer present is the Arch of Titus at the Circus Maximus.
The Cerealia were celebrated in ancient Rome with a ceremony and then with the ludi cerealici in the Circus Maximus (painting by Lawrence Alma-Tadema, 1894).. The spectacles in ancient Rome were numerous, open to all citizens and generally free of charge; some of them were distinguished by the grandeur of the stagings and cruelty.
Floorplan of Circus Maximus. This design is typical of Roman circuses. The performance space of the Roman circus was normally, despite its name, an oblong rectangle of two linear sections of race track, separated by a median strip running along the length of about two thirds the track, joined at one end with a semicircular section and at the other end with an undivided section of track closed ...
Skyler Miser was born on a circus train. Now, she soars through the air nightly as the “Human Rocket” in the Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey’s circus. ... “Then we started going a ...
Aesthetic International Circus [3] China Active 2023-present Al G. Barnes Circus: United States of America Defunct 1895–1938 Albert & Friends Instant Circus [4] [5] United Kingdom Aloft Circus Arts [6] United States of America 1941–present Amar Circus [7] India Antonio Franconi: Italy Defunct Archaos: France Active 1986–present