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Circus Maximus

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Circus Maximus [ˈmæksɪməs]
n
(Historical Terms) an amphitheatre in Rome, used in ancient times for chariot races, public games, etc.
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Come on betting shops, we want chariot racing Ben-Hur style - four-horse chariots at the Circus Maximus, wheels flying, drivers whipping each other and the odd one getting run over.
CHATROOM; The best of your emails and texts by The Racing Post (London, England)
They can float through the Forum, past the platform or "rostra" from which Cicero once declaimed, admire the statues, read the inscriptions, pry into palaces, and then slip round to the Colosseum or whisk over to the Circus Maximus where the ancient Romans held their chariot races.
Google Earth brings ancient Rome to life by guardian.co.uk / guardian.co.uk
In a demonstration organised by Walter Veltroni's centre-left Democratic party (PD), left-wing activists marched to the Circus Maximus under a sea of red and green opposition flags proclaiming that "another Italy is possible.
2.5 million people rally against Berlusconi's government: opposition by AFP / AFP Global Edition
 
 
 
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