The Circus Maximus was Rome's main race track. You would see horse races and chariot races. Circus was the Latin word for race track.
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Roman spectators watched chariot races in a circus. Circus in Roman times meant racecourse, it did not have the same meaning as today's word, circus. In the city of Rome itself, the Ciurcus Maximus was the main racecourse.
The Circus Maximus was the largest staidium in Rome.
In Rome it was called the Circus Maximus; on an oval track about the size of a 100 yard football field. In Greece it was the Hippodrome.Chariot races were held in a long narrow stadium known as a "hippodrome" in the Greek world and a "circus" in the Roman world.If you use Google Earth to look at the ruins of Tyre in the Lebanon, or south-east of Haghia Sophia in Istanbul, or by the forum in Rome, you will see the typical shape of a hippodrome (Hippo is the root for horse, ie hippopotamus= water horse)
The Circus Maximus was the largest and most famous racetrack in ancient Rome.The Circus Maximus was the largest and most famous racetrack in ancient Rome.The Circus Maximus was the largest and most famous racetrack in ancient Rome.The Circus Maximus was the largest and most famous racetrack in ancient Rome.The Circus Maximus was the largest and most famous racetrack in ancient Rome.The Circus Maximus was the largest and most famous racetrack in ancient Rome.The Circus Maximus was the largest and most famous racetrack in ancient Rome.The Circus Maximus was the largest and most famous racetrack in ancient Rome.The Circus Maximus was the largest and most famous racetrack in ancient Rome.