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Aventino/Circo Massimo station

Name: Aventino/Circo Massimo station
Address: Rome, Lazio, IT

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Gioia Alison

August 25, 2016

For an inexperienced eye the Circus Maximus now appears only as a large green area where the Romans are training or leading to the dogs for a walk, this grass oblong in antiquity was, as its name says, the most famous circus and by far the most ancient. The Circus Maximus was destined to sports and athletic competitions of various kinds, but became most famous for chariot races which often went on from early morning until dusk, up to a hundred a day. At peak times it could accommodate 250,000 to 300,000 people with standing room. Recent excavations have unearthed the remains that we beg to better delineate the ancient fattezza circus, a myriad of shops, stalls and taverns surrounding the area of racing. Go to

Marco

April 8, 2016

Circus Maximus, (Western end begins just behind S.M in Cosmedin. Circo Massimo metro station at east end.). The contours of the ancient stadium, first built in the 6th Century B.C., are still visible in what is now a park in the shadow of the Palatine. Circus Maximus was primarily devoted to chariot races and was used for this purpose until around 550 A.D. The stadium could seat up to 150,000 people. Originally built of wood, it burnt down twice, on the second occasion starting the great fire when the Emperor Nero was said to fiddle while Rome burned. It was in one of the tunnels here that Caligula met his end. Excavations began in April 2009 at the east end of the circus and are likely to go on for some years.

Grace

January 4, 2016

Se volete unire la Storia Antica con quella moderna fatta di concerti ed happening, allora questo è il luogo ideale. The Story of Ancient Rome, where the Biga Run to Win the life