The Circus Maximus was the first and largest circus in Ancient Rome. The Circus Maximus was located in Rome, Italy. The Circus Maximus was built between the Palatine and Aventine hill. The Circus Maximus has an impact in today's society. The Circus Maximus was a 600 meter long and 180 meters wide circus in Ancient Rome.The Circus Maximus was built by Tarquinius Priscus.In the Circus Maximus the most popular sport was chariot racing. According to legend the chariot races began by Romulus on the occasion of the festival that ended the rape of the Sabine women. The Circus Maximus could hold up to 200,000 fans. Running down the center of the track was a twelve feet wide and four feet wide wall. This wall was called a “spina”. The spina was decorated
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One example of it impacting today’s society is The Circus Maximus’s social aspect. The fans showed support for their team by their clothes and hair color. This is exactly what fans do today when they go to sporting events. The Circus maximus fans must of influenced us to not just support your team,but show support for your team. There was also off-track entertainment at the Circus Maximus like food,drinks,sellers strolling down aisles, and gambling. Just like in the Circus Maximus, stadiums in today’s age have off-field entertainment. The Circus Maximus crowd even rowed loudly. This definitely influenced Seattle Seahawks fans who created an earthquake for being so loud. Another way the Circus Maximus influenced today’s society was by the amount of spectators the Circus Maximus could hold. It set as a role model for later stadiums. The Circuses Maximus modeled seating arrangements at Lincoln Financial Field. It modeled how to get 69.176 spectators all to have good seats. That is less than half the amount the Circus Maximus can hold. The third way the Circus Maximus impacted was the look of Nascar and horses tracks. It showed the modern society that there should be gates to let out the horses. It also showed that there should be lanes. The last thing it showed was that there should be something like a “spina “ in the middle so the horses or cars can’t cheat. The next way the Circus Maximus helped modern society was hosting the Roman Games. The Romans Games are kind of like the Olympics in today’s society, so it most likely had an impact on the Olympics. The last way the Circus Maximus impacted today’s society was by showing that there should be separate stadiums for separate events. One way The Circus Maximus showed there should be multiple stadiums was when the elephant broke the rails. This showed that if you try to host something that is not meant for it’s stadium then there will be
One example of it impacting today’s society is The Circus Maximus’s social aspect. The fans showed support for their team by their clothes and hair color. This is exactly what fans do today when they go to sporting events. The Circus maximus fans must of influenced us to not just support your team,but show support for your team. There was also off-track entertainment at the Circus Maximus like food,drinks,sellers strolling down aisles, and gambling. Just like in the Circus Maximus, stadiums in today’s age have off-field entertainment. The Circus Maximus crowd even rowed loudly. This definitely influenced Seattle Seahawks fans who created an earthquake for being so loud. Another way the Circus Maximus influenced today’s society was by the amount of spectators the Circus Maximus could hold. It set as a role model for later stadiums. The Circuses Maximus modeled seating arrangements at Lincoln Financial Field. It modeled how to get 69.176 spectators all to have good seats. That is less than half the amount the Circus Maximus can hold. The third way the Circus Maximus impacted was the look of Nascar and horses tracks. It showed the modern society that there should be gates to let out the horses. It also showed that there should be lanes. The last thing it showed was that there should be something like a “spina “ in the middle so the horses or cars can’t cheat. The next way the Circus Maximus helped modern society was hosting the Roman Games. The Romans Games are kind of like the Olympics in today’s society, so it most likely had an impact on the Olympics. The last way the Circus Maximus impacted today’s society was by showing that there should be separate stadiums for separate events. One way The Circus Maximus showed there should be multiple stadiums was when the elephant broke the rails. This showed that if you try to host something that is not meant for it’s stadium then there will be