Circus Varianus
Circus Varianus was a large Roman circus, started during the reign of Caracalla and located in the palatial villa complex known as the Horti Spei Veteris, which included the Amphitheatrum Castrense.Photo: Maus-Trauden, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Building
- Description: circus
- Also known as: “Carceres del Circo Variano”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Santa Croce in Gerusalemme and Museo nazionale degli strumenti musicali.
Santa Croce in Gerusalemme
Church
Photo: Livioandronico2013, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Basilica of the Holy Cross in Jerusalem or Basilica di Santa Croce in Gerusalemme is a Catholic minor basilica and titular church in the rione of Esquilino, Rome, Italy. Santa Croce in Gerusalemme is situated 110 metres west of Circus Varianus.
Museo nazionale degli strumenti musicali
Museum
Photo: Dobroš, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The National Museum of Musical Instruments is situated in the Palazzina Samoggia in Rome. The museum, owned by the MIBACT since December 2014 is one of 43 museums pertaining to the Polo museale del Lazio. The museum had 9,164 visitors in 2015.
Amphitheatrum Castrense
Archaeological site
Photo: Lalupa, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Amphitheatrum Castrense is a Roman amphitheatre in Rome, next to the church of Santa Croce in Gerusalemme. Both the Amphiteatrum and the Circus Varianus were part of the palatial villa known as the Horti Spei Veteris and later the Palatium Sessorium. Amphitheatrum Castrense is situated 180 metres west of Circus Varianus.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include San Lorenzo and Pigneto.
San Lorenzo
Neighborhood
San Lorenzo is an urban zone in Rome, Italy. Administratively it was part of both Municipio II and Quarter VI Tiburtino. It occupies roughly the two sides of the early stretch of Via Tiburtina, starting from Termini railway station and ending at the Verano area.
Esquilino-San Giovanni
Photo: Cristian Bortes, CC BY 2.0.
Esquilino and San Giovanni are adjacent neighborhoods in Rome. Esquilino is named for the Esquiline hill on which it stands. It lies south of the Termini station and is centred more or less on the Piazza Vittorio Emmanuele II.
Circus Varianus
- Categories: circus, archaeological site, and historic site
- Location: Municipio Roma I, Rome, Metropolitan Rome, Lazio, Central Italy, Italy, Europe
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Latitude
41.88802° or 41° 53′ 17″ northLongitude
12.51715° or 12° 31′ 2″ eastOpen location code
8FHJVGQ8+6VOpenStreetMap ID
way 261041472OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
historic=yesWikidata ID
Q1092998
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Portuguese—“Circus Varianus” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Circus Varianus”
- French: “Circus Varianus”
- French: “Cirque de Varius”
- French: “cirque de Varus”
- French: “Cirque De Varus”
- German: “Circus Varianus”
- Greek: “Ιππόδρομος του Βάριου”
- Italian: “circo Variano”
- Italian: “Circo Variano”
- Portuguese: “Circo Variano”
Notable Places Nearby
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