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Carole Radatto, Artist's Interpretation of Circus of Camulodunum, Colchester UK
Carole Radatto, Artist's Interpretation of Circus of Camulodunum, Colchester UK, 21 February 2015
Tags: Artist, Athletics, Circus, City, Competition, England, Entertainment, Hippodrome, Late Antiquity, Model, Race Track, Racing, Roman Culture, roman empire, Spectacle, Sports, UK, Urbanism
DuiMDog, Circus in Gerasa, Jordan
DuiMDog, Circus in Gerasa, Jordan, 13 October 2007
Tags: Athletics, Chariot, Circus, City, Competition, Culture, Entertainment, Hippodrome, Horse Racing, Jordan, Race Track, Racing, Roman Culture, roman empire, Spectacle, Sports, Urbanism
Peripitus, Circus in Tyre, Lebanon
Peripitus, Circus in Tyre, Lebanon, 2009
This circus, or hippodrome, in Tyre, Lebanon was built in the late second to early third century CE. It represents one of the best preserved examples…
Tags: Ancient Greece, Ancient Rome, Athletics, Byzantium, Circus, Cities, City, Competition, Culture, Early Middle Ages, Entertainment, Fall of Rome, Hippodrome, Horse Racing, late antique, Late Antiquity, Lebanon, Medieval, Near East, Race Track, Racing, Roman Culture, roman empire, Spectacle, Sports, Track, Tyre, Urbanism
B. Fletcher, Circus Maximus Drawing
B. Fletcher, Circus Maximus Drawing, 2013
The Circus Maximus provided the model for the majority of Roman circuses. Despite this prestige little of the structure remains today, but this…
Tags: Ancient Rome, Athletics, Circus, Circus Maximus, Cities, City, Competition, Drawing, Entertainment, Fall of Rome, Hippodrome, Horse Racing, Italy, late antique, Late Antiquity, Medieval, Race Track, Racing, Recreation, Roman Culture, roman empire, Rome, Spectacle, Sports, Urbanism
Dguendel, Circus Maximus in Rome, Present Day
Dguendel, Circus Maximus in Rome, Present Day, 2015
Tags: Ancient Greece, Ancient Rome, Athletics, Byzantium, Circus, Circus Maximus, Cities, City, Competition, Culture, Early Middle Ages, Entertainment, Fall of Rome, Hippodrome, Horse Racing, Italy, late antique, Late Antiquity, Medieval, Race Track, Racing, Roman Culture, roman empire, Rome, Spectacle, Sports, Urbanism
Marie-Lan Nguyen, Circus Race Marble Relief
Marie-Lan Nguyen, Circus Race Marble Relief, 2009
Tags: Animal, Art, Athletics, Chariot, Circus, City, Competition, Decoration, Entertainment, Hippodrome, Horse, Horse Racing, Late Antiquity, Marble, People, Race Track, Racing, Relief, Roman Culture, roman empire, Spectacle, Sports, Stone, Urbanism
Detail of Great Circus Mosaic, Piazza Armerina
Detail of Great Circus Mosaic, Piazza Armerina
This 4th century CE mosaic depicts a victorious charioteer and trumpeter. Located in the Villa Romana del Casale, it shows that the enchantment of…
Tags: Ancient Greece, Ancient Rome, Art, Athletics, Byzantium, Chariot, Circus, Cities, City, Competition, Culture, Early Middle Ages, Entertainment, Fall of Rome, Hippodrome, Horse, Horse Racing, late antique, Late Antiquity, Medieval, Mosaic, People, Race Track, Racing, Roman Culture, roman empire, Spectacle, Sports, Urbanism
Google Earth, Google Earth View of Tyre Hippodrome
Google Earth, Google Earth View of Tyre Hippodrome, Accessed 29 November 2017
Tags: Ancient Greece, Ancient Rome, Athletics, Byzantium, Circus, Cities, City, Competition, Early Middle Ages, Entertainment, Fall of Rome, Google Earth, Greece, Hippodrome, Horse Racing, late antique, Late Antiquity, Lebanon, Medieval, Monuments, Race Track, Racing, Roman Culture, roman empire, Spectacle, Sports, Tyre, Urbanism
Jan Hazevoet, Hippodrome at Leptis Magna
Jan Hazevoet, Hippodrome at Leptis Magna, 12 June 2009
This beautifully situated circus in Lybia was constructed during the middle part of the second century CE. Built near an amphitheatre, these two…
Tags: Athletics, Circus, City, Competition, Entertainment, Hippodrome, Horse Racing, Late Antiquity, Lepcis Magna, Race Track, Racing, Roman Culture, roman empire, Spectacle, Sports, Urbanism
Cplakidas, Map of Byzantine Constantinople with Hippodrome
Cplakidas, Map of Byzantine Constantinople with Hippodrome, 27 February 2008
While the majority of the circus at Constantinople is no longer standing, this map provides an idea of its urban situation.
Tags: Athletics, Byzantine, Circus, City, City Planning, Competition, Constantinople, Entertainment, Hippodrome, Horse Racing, Late Antiquity, Map, Race Track, Racing, Roman Culture, roman empire, Spectacle, Sports, Urbanism