80%Circus Maximus
Via del Circo Massimo, , Rome
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Where?
Beside Circo Massimo Metro Station
What?
Ancient Hippodrome and now a Park
Anything else you need to know?
Sadly the hippodrome is all but gone now as the materials have been used to built other structures across Rome. All that remains now is the grass covered track and the Spina which was the center column of the race track.
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There is not much left, but the Circus Maximus (Latin, Circo Massimo in Italian) was a massive stadium that could hold more than 250.000 people. It was used for horse races and sometimes also for mock battles and hunts. It’s situated between the Palatine and the Aventine hills and it’s a... more There is not much left, but the Circus Maximus (Latin, Circo Massimo in Italian) was a massive stadium that could hold more than 250.000 people. It was used for horse races and sometimes also for mock battles and hunts. It’s situated between the Palatine and the Aventine hills and it’s a popular area for concerts. It was featured in famous Hollywood movies on Rome and it was also recently used for the celebrations of the 2006 Football World Cup when 700,000 people gathered there.close
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by Antonio3
– posted on May 15, 2007
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