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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 .
Tarquin is said to have built the Circus Maximus, the first and largest stadium at Rome, for chariot racing. [15] The Circus Maximus started out as an underwhelming piece of land, but was built into a grand and beautiful stadium. Raised seating was erected privately by the senators and equites, and other areas were marked out for private citizens.
Plan of the Circus Maximus by Bigot in 1905. Bigot chose to work on a disappeared structure in a densely built area. [18] His third-year submission [19] in 1903 was a reconstruction of the Circus Maximus, [20] which at the time was covered by a gasworks plant. In 1905, he submitted a board titled Research on the Boundaries of the Grand Circus ...
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 ...
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]
EAST RUTHERFORD, NEW JERSEY – OCTOBER 09: (EXCLUSIVE COVERAGE) Travis Scott performs onstage during Travis Scott’s Circus Maximus Stadium Tour at Met Life Stadium on October 09, 2024 in East ...
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 …
In the 4th century AD, 24 races were held every day on 66 days each year. [70] By the end of that century, public entertainments in Italy had come to an end in all but a few towns. [71] 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]