Circus of Nero
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The Circus of Nero or Circus of Caligula was a circus in ancient Rome, located mostly in the present-day Vatican City.
Drawing of the Circus of Nero (Pietro Santi Bartoli, 1699)
Vatican obelisk
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The Vatican Obelisk is an Egyptian obelisk, one of the thirteen ancient obelisks of Rome. This obelisk is located in St. Peter's Square, in Vatican City. It is the only ancient obelisk in Rome that ha
Circus of Nero
…his martyrdom as inter duas metas ("between the two metae or turning-posts", which would have been equidistant between the two ends of the circus). The obelisk at the centre of this circus's spina always remained standing, until it was re-erected in Saint Peter's Square in the 16th century by the architect…
Vatican Obelisk
Moving of the obelisk - the left hand side shows the Obelisk topped by the globe, as it stood next to Old St. Peter's Basilica, the right hand side shows the Obelisk after its relocation, with the cross atop it.
The obelisk in the Circus of Nero Maarten van Heemskerck, 1532
Mural (1585–1588) in the Vatican Library of the re-erection in St. Peter's Square