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Circus Maximus Rome
Roman Chariot Racing Venue, Italy – Ancient Italian Architecture
page updated Sep 19, 2017
Circo Massimo
Circus Maximus, southeast Rome
Former home of chariot racing
Large expanse of grass with some archaeological excavations at east end
The Circus was Rome’s largest venue for ludi, public games connected to Roman religious festivals. Ludi were sponsored by leading Romans or the Roman state for the benefit of the Roman people (populus Romanus) and gods.
Most were held annually or at annual intervals on the Roman calendar. Others might be given to fulfill a religious vow, such as the games in celebration of a triumph. The earliest known triumph ludi at the Circus were vowed by Tarquin the Proud to Jupiter in the late Regal era for his victory over Pometia.
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