The spectators would bet on the winners, making the competitions even more exciting. There were also foot races that lasted for several hours. These were a simulation of various famous battles carried out by young Roman aristocrats. The competitors, mounted in small chariots drawn by horses, gambled much more than their prestige or large prizes in the races, since many of them were slaves fighting for their liberty.ĭuring the public games, equestrian exhibitions, known as "Ludus Troiae", also took place. In the Circus Maximus several competitions were carried out, standing out among them chariot races, in which participants tried to complete seven laps of the Circus Maximus. The arena, which measured 600 meters in length and 225 meters in width, made the Circus Maximus the largest in Rome, ahead of the Circus of Flaminius and the Circus of Maxentius. The Circus Maximus in Rome (Circo Massimo), located between the Aventino and Palatine Hills, was an extended precinct with space for 300,000 spectators. They were extended precincts in which the public games were held, consisting of chariot races and different spectacles. Roman circuses were the most important centres of entertainment in the Roman cities, apart from the theatres and amphitheatres. Our Lady of the Conception of the Capuchins
0 kommentar(er)
