Gabriella Spilker                                                                                                                  4/29/15


                                                                  West Civ

     Today in West Civ we had a project day. This is the first day we have had our full group here. Our idea is to make a program of different things they did in Rome. So far we have everything taking place at the Circus Maximus. Below I have some of the facts we have on the Circus Maximus so far.

The circus maximus:

• IA ancient Rome Chariot racing stadium
• constructed in the 6th century BCE
• It is that largest stadium in ancient Rome
• It could fit 250,000 people which was one quarter of Rome’s population
• history goes back to the 6th century when Tarquinius Priscus made a track in between Palatine and Aventine hills
• 329 BC it was built by more things were being added
• In 31 bc the first fire happened there was a total of three fires
• It was rebuilt by Augustus
• Second fire in 64 AD