3/28/2024 0 Comments Chariot races in circusThe grandstands, as in the Great Coliseum, were build on multi-layer basis to accommodate more spectators and provide a better view. Other objects on “spina” served for practical purposes, including seven moving eggs and seven artificial dolphins for counting the seven laps of a race. On this spina were various objects and monuments, including a 24m large granite obelisk by Ramses II (obelisk was brought to Rome in 10 BC by the command of Roman Emperor Octavian Augustus). Through the middle of this arena was again a 344 m long brick strut (Spina) in the longitudinal side direction. Overall, the circus was 600 m long and 150 m wide, making the arena from above seen an oval shape. According to Pliny the Elder the Circus Maximus could accommodate 250,000 spectators and other sources says that it could fit up to 400.000 spectators, but these numbers are probably unrealistic.
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