Circus Maximus
The Circus Maximus is an ancient Roman chariot-racing stadium and mass entertainment venue in Rome, Italy. In the valley between the Aventine and Palatine hills, it was the first and largest stadium in ancient Rome and its later Empire.
- Archaeological site
- …lies at an elevation of 22 metres (72 feet)
- Description: Ancient Roman circus in Rome
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Arch of Constantine and Aventine Hill.
Arch of Constantine
Arch of Titus
The Arch of Titus is a 1st-century AD honorific arch… Arch of Titus is situated 580 metres northeast of Circus Maximus.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Palatine Hill and Colosseo.
Circus Maximus
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- Location
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Latitude
41.88595° or 41° 53′ 9″ north
Longitude
12.4857° or 12° 29′ 9″ east
Open location code
8FHJVFPP+97
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Waray—“Circus Maximus” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “السيرك العظيم”
- Armenian: “Մեծ կրկես”
- Armenian: “Մեծ Կրկես”
- Basque: “Circus Maximus”
- Basque: “Zirku Nagusia”
- Belarusian: “Вялікі цырк”
- Bosnian: “Circus Maximus”
- Bulgarian: “Circus Maximus”
- Bulgarian: “Циркус Максимус”
- Catalan: “Circ Màxim”
- Catalan: “Circus Maximus”
- Chinese: “馬克西穆斯競技場”
- Chinese: “马克西穆斯竞技场”
- Croatian: “Circus Maximus”
- Czech: “Circus Maximus”
- Danish: “Circus Maximus”
- Dutch: “Circo Massimo”
- Dutch: “Circus Maximus (Rome)”
- Dutch: “Circus Maximus”
- Egyptian Arabic: “سيرك مكسيموس”
- Esperanto: “Circus Maximus”
- Finnish: “Circus maximus”
- Finnish: “Circus Maximus”
- French: “Circo Massimo”
- French: “Circus Maximus”
- French: “Cirque Maxime”
- French: “Cirque Maximus”
- French: “Grand Cirque”
- Galician: “Circo Máximo”
- Georgian: “დიდი ცირკი”
- German: “Circensische Spiele”
- German: “Circo Massimo”
- German: “Circus Maximus”
- German: “Zirzensische Spiele”
- Greek: “Μέγας Ιππόδρομος”
- Hebrew: “סירקו מסימו”
- Hebrew: “סירקוס מסימוס”
- Hebrew: “סירקוס מקסימוס”
- Hebrew: “צ’ירקו מאסימו”
- Hebrew: “קירקוס מכסימוס”
- Hebrew: “קירקוס מקסימוס”
- Hungarian: “Circus Maximus”
- Indonesian: “Circus maximus”
- Indonesian: “Circus Maximus”
- Irish: “Circus Maximus”
- Italian: “Circo Massimo”
- Japanese: “キルクス・マクシムス”
- Japanese: “チルコ・マッシモ”
- Korean: “키르쿠스 막시무스”
- Latin: “Circus Maximus”
- Lithuanian: “Circus Maximus”
- Malay: “Circus Maximus”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Circus Maximus”
- Norwegian: “Circus Maximus”
- Occitan (post 1500): “Circus Maximus”
- Pennsylvania German: “Circus Maximus”
- Persian: “سیرکوس ماکسیموس”
- Polish: “Circo Massimo”
- Polish: “Circus Maximus”
- Portuguese: “Circo Máximo”
- Portuguese: “Circus Maximus”
- Romanian: “Circus Maximus”
- Russian: “Circus Maximus”
- Russian: “Большой цирк”
- Russian: “Великий цирк”
- Russian: “Циркус Максимус”
- Russian: “Чирко Массимо”
- Serbian: “Cirkus Maksimus”
- Serbian: “Циркус Максимус”
- Serbo-Croatian: “Circus Maximus”
- Slovenian: “Circus Maximus”
- Spanish: “Circo Massimo”
- Spanish: “Circo maximo”
- Spanish: “Circo Máximo”
- Spanish: “Circus Maximus”
- Swedish: “Circus Maximus”
- Swedish: “Cirkus Maximus”
- Tagalog: “Sirko Maximo”
- Tamil: “சர்க்கஸ் மாக்சிமஸ்”
- Thai: “Circus Maximus”
- Thai: “กีร์กุสมักซิมุส”
- Turkish: “Circus Maximus”
- Ukrainian: “Circo massimo”
- Ukrainian: “Circus Maximus”
- Vietnamese: “Circus Maximus”
- Waray (Philippines): “Circus Maximus”
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