If you mean the Circus Maximus, it held 150,000 people after the remodeling by Julius Caesar. The other circuses, of course, held less people because of their smaller size.
Circus was the Latin for racer track. The circus Maximus was the biggest race track in ancient Rome. It hosted horse races and chariot races.
Chariot races were held at a circus. In Rome the main Chariot Racing circus was the Circus Maximus, which, after the enlargement by Julius Caesar, could hold 250,000 people.Chariot races were held at a circus. In Rome the main chariot racing circus was the Circus Maximus, which, after the enlargement by Julius Caesar, could hold 250,000 people.Chariot races were held at a circus. In Rome the main chariot racing circus was the Circus Maximus, which, after the enlargement by Julius Caesar, could hold 250,000 people.Chariot races were held at a circus. In Rome the main chariot racing circus was the Circus Maximus, which, after the enlargement by Julius Caesar, could hold 250,000 people.Chariot races were held at a circus. In Rome the main chariot racing circus was the Circus Maximus, which, after the enlargement by Julius Caesar, could hold 250,000 people.Chariot races were held at a circus. In Rome the main chariot racing circus was the Circus Maximus, which, after the enlargement by Julius Caesar, could hold 250,000 people.Chariot races were held at a circus. In Rome the main chariot racing circus was the Circus Maximus, which, after the enlargement by Julius Caesar, could hold 250,000 people.Chariot races were held at a circus. In Rome the main chariot racing circus was the Circus Maximus, which, after the enlargement by Julius Caesar, could hold 250,000 people.Chariot races were held at a circus. In Rome the main chariot racing circus was the Circus Maximus, which, after the enlargement by Julius Caesar, could hold 250,000 people.
Roman spectators watched chariot races in a circus. Circus in Roman times meant racecourse, it did not have the same meaning as today's word, circus. In the city of Rome itself, the Ciurcus Maximus was the main racecourse.
In Rome it was called the Circus Maximus; on an oval track about the size of a 100 yard football field. In Greece it was the Hippodrome.Chariot races were held in a long narrow stadium known as a "hippodrome" in the Greek world and a "circus" in the Roman world.If you use Google Earth to look at the ruins of Tyre in the Lebanon, or south-east of Haghia Sophia in Istanbul, or by the forum in Rome, you will see the typical shape of a hippodrome (Hippo is the root for horse, ie hippopotamus= water horse)
Ancient Roman chariot races took place in a circus. Circus in Roman terms meant a ring or an oval course for running races. The largest was the Circus Maximus, which some say could hold 100,000 people. There were also the Circus Flaminius and the Circus Maritimus.
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The ancient writer Pliny the Elder said that the Circus Maximus had 250,000 seats. Modern historians think that a figure of 150,000 is more likely.
The Pantheon in Rome can hold about 500 people at a time.
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The women of ancient Rome were never allowed to vote nor to hold public office.
ya. it was made to watch gladiators fight. it could hold 1500+ people and all of them could get out of there in less then 15 minutes.