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Circus Maximus
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The Circus Maximus 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 i
View of the Circus site from the south-east. The tower in the foreground is part of a medieval fortification.
View of the Circus site from the south-east. The tower in the foreground is part of a medieval fortification.
Model of Rome in the 4th century AD, by Paul Bigot. The Circus lies between the Aventine (left) and Palatine (right); the oval structure to the far ri
Model of Rome in the 4th century AD, by Paul Bigot. The Circus lies between the Aventine (left) and Palatine (right); the oval structure to the far right is the Colosseum.
View of the Circus site from the south-east in 2019
View of the Circus site from the south-east in 2019
The Obelisco Flaminio, now in the Piazza del Popolo, was once part of the dividing barrier (spina) at the Circus Maximus
The Obelisco Flaminio, now in the Piazza del Popolo, was once part of the dividing barrier (spina) at the Circus Maximus
Colosseum
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The Colosseum is an elliptical amphitheatre in the centre of the city of Rome, Italy, just east of the Roman Forum. It is the largest ancient amphitheatre ever built, and is the largest standing amphi
Circus Maximus
…Over the centuries of its development, the Circus Maximus became Rome's paramount specialist venue for chariot races. By the late 1st century AD, the Colosseum had been built for most of the city's gladiator shows and smaller beast-hunts, and most track-athletes competed at the purpose-designed Stadium of…
Looking east from the Piazza di Santa Francesca Romana, 2020
Looking east from the Piazza di Santa Francesca Romana, 2020
Interior of the Colosseum by late nineteenth century photographer Francis Frith
Interior of the Colosseum by late nineteenth century photographer Francis Frith
Sestertius of Titus celebrating the inauguration of the Colosseum (minted 80 AD).
Sestertius of Titus celebrating the inauguration of the Colosseum (minted 80 AD).
The Colosseum in the 1530s, sketched by Maarten van Heemskerck, and used as the model for his later Self-Portrait with the Colosseum and Octo Mundi Mi
The Colosseum in the 1530s, sketched by Maarten van Heemskerck, and used as the model for his later Self-Portrait with the Colosseum and Octo Mundi Miracula.