![]() ![]() Looked like cypress trees) acted as bumpers to keep the The Spine were set three cones some twenty feet high and In the middle of the spina the EmperorĪugustus erected an obelisk 132 feet high which had beenĭedicated to the Pharaoh Ramses the Great which he hadīrought from Egypt. There were three columns on one base, round which the horsesĪnd chariots turned. Length of it, there was a brick wall barrier, about twelveįeet wide and four feet high called the 'spina'. In the middle of the Circus Maximus, for almost the whole There was a white starting line (alba linea),įilled with chalk and lime, at which the horses were made to Two small statues of Mercury holding a chain or rope to keep On one end there were several openings,Ĭalled ostia, from which the horses and chariots started. Inĭifferent parts of the Circus Maximus there were entrancesĪnd exits for the people to go in and out without disturbing Spine seven times-a total distance of about four miles. Pliny the Circus Maximus could accommodate 250,000ĭesigned for chariot races. Palatine for the Emperor and the royal family. There wasĪlso an Imperial box high up in the palace area on the Senators and important military personnel. Viewing stands and private boxes for the politicians, Separate places were allotted to the Senators and The lowest seats were made of stone and the highest
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