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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 .
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 ]
Castor and Pollux are also represented in the Circus Maximus by the use of eggs as lap counters. [ 47 ] In translations of comedies by Plautus , women generally swear by Castor, and men by Pollux; this is exemplified by the slave-woman character Staphyla in A Pot of Gold (act i, ll. 67–71) where she swears by Castor in line 67, then the ...
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On 2 July 2005, a Live 8 concert was held at the Circus Maximus, Rome, Italy. The event is also referred to as "Live 8 Rome" or "Live 8 Italy". Lineup.
Over the centuries the Circus Maximus was built over the stream, with a channel named Euripus running across it halfway and two bridges carrying the track over it. This sewer would drain the area around the Circus Maximus. [4] It also served as the spina down the middle of the track. [citation needed]
Dubbed the “Circus Maximus” tour, Scott will play his first show in Charlotte on Oct. 11 and will continue through North America, ending with a Dec. 29 stop in Toronto. The tour will also …
Other elements of the circus were historically accurate. Imperial Roman racecourses featured a raised 10 feet (3.0 m) high spina (the center section), metae (columnar goalposts at each end of the spina), dolphin-shaped lap counters, and carceres (the columned building in the rear, which housed the cells where horses waited prior to the race).