Circus Maximus
a Pleiades
place
resource
Creators: Jeffrey Becker
Creators: Jeffrey Becker
Contributors:
Brady Kiesling
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Last modified
May 21, 2024 01:27 PM
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History
tags:
circus,
extant remains
An ancient chariot-racing venue at Rome and a major location for public entertainments (ludi), the Circus Maximus is located between the Aventine and Palatine hills.
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https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/458808506
41.8859299403, 12.485710952
- Representative Locations:
- OSM location: Circus Maximus (30 BC - AD 300) accuracy: +/- 20 meters.
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- Circo Massimo (Italian, modern)
- Circus maximus (Latin, 30 BC - AD 300)
- ἱππόδρομον (Hippodromon: Ancient Greek, 30 BC - AD 300)
- Circus Maximus abuts Aventinus mons (750 BC - AD 640)
- Circus Maximus abuts Palatinus Mons (750 BC - AD 640)
- Circus Maximus located at Roma (750 BC - AD 640)
- Aedes Herculis Pompeiani located near Circus Maximus (unspecified date range)
- Circus Maximus Mithraeum abuts Circus Maximus (30 BC - AD 300)
- Scalae caci communicates with Circus Maximus (unspecified date range)
- Sol et Luna, Aedes located at Circus Maximus (unspecified date range)
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Jeffrey Becker, and Brady Kiesling, 'Circus Maximus: a Pleiades place resource', Pleiades: A Gazetteer of Past Places, 2024 <https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/458808506> [accessed: 21 November 2024]
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