Venatio
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Venatio was a type of entertainment in Roman amphitheaters involving the hunting and killing of wild animals.
Bronze medallion depicting the fight between a man and a wild animal (venatio).
Venatio, Gladiator and Lion in the Colosseum
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.
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
The Obelisco Flaminio, now in the Piazza del Popolo, was once part of the dividing barrier (spina) at the Circus Maximus