Gabriella Spilker                                                                                                4/27/15

Circus Maximus 

• Romulus started the chariot races there, however they were said to be distracting because no one would focus on anything else than the chariot races 
• Races took place on both sides of the Aventine and Palatine hills 
• it is thought to be found in the 6th century by Tarquinius Priscus and the fifth king of Rome 
• There were three fires that burnt the circus Maximus it burnt because it was made out of wood and wood is very flamable 
• There were also other things besides chariot races in the Circus Maximus 
• http://quod.lib.umich.edu/cgi/t/text/text-idx?c=genpub;idno=ACU3468.0001.001 
• http://penelope.uchicago.edu/~grout/encyclopaedia_romana/circusmaximus/circusmaximus.html

Today in class we tried researching about four different places in Rome. Sky and I did the research together, however when it came to citing our sources it was very hard. We found a very good knowledgeble cite however the sources were mostly books. Therefore we would have to go to the book and get the information out of the book that we want and its a big process. However, I also learned that .edu and .gov websites are the best to use. Overall, today I learned a lot in class.