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| Titles |
Circus of Maxentius: |
| Name |
Angela Kalinowski |
| Type of Resource |
still image |
| Genre |
Architecture |
| Abstract |
Inscription reading:
Divo Romulo n m V
Cos(ul) ord(inarius) II filio
D(omini) n(ostri) Maxentii invict(i)
Ac perpet(ui) Aug(usgti) nepoti
Divi Maximiani sen(ioris)
Et divi Maximiani iu-
-ioris ac bis Augusti
Translation reads 'To the deified Romulus of most noble memory, twice consul, son of our lord Maxentius, invincible and perpetual Augustus, grandson of the deified Maximian the elder and the deified Maximian the younger, twice Augustus.'
The Circus of Maxentius is much better preserved than the Circus Maximus. In evidence are the restored remains of the long central barrier (296 meters) around which the chariots raced (spina) and at each of its ends, and the restored substructures for the turning posts (metae). The remains of the vaulted substructures (north and south sides) on which were constructed seats for approximately 10,000 spectators are preserved on each of the long sides, as is the short eastern wall. The Circus of Maxentius is part of a larger complex which includes an imperial villa palace to the north west of the circus and connected to it by a hallway leading to an imperial viewing box (pulvinar); and a mausoleum for Romulus, the son of Maxentius. |
| Physical Location |
Italy, Rome |
| Extent |
L: 503 m ; W: 75-79 m |
| Form |
nonprojected graphic |
| Note |
Dates to 305-312 CE during the reign of Maxentius. It is a modern facsimile of an inscription probably from a statue base. |
| Access Condition |
Attributed to Angela Kalinowski under the license CC-BY-NC 4.0 |
| Access Condition |
CC-BY-NC 4.0 |
| Subject Hierarchical Geographic |
Europe--Italy------Rome |
| Subject Local Name |
--Circus--Chariot Race--Roman--Funerary------4th c. CE--Inscription |
| Note |
CIL (Corpus Inscriptionum Latinarum) VI 1130.
Claridge, Amanda. Rome. An Oxford Archaeological Guide. 2nd ed. Oxford and New York, 2010, p. 426-28.
Humphrey, John H. Roman Circuses. Arenas for Chariot Racing. Berkeley, 1986, p.582-602. |