The Circus Maximus was an ancient Roman chariot-racing stadium that held more than 150,000 people and possibly up to 250,000 if Pliny is to be believed. This would represent seating for about one quarter the population of Rome. This was my first visit.
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| Aqua Claudia (Aqueduct of Claudius) at the Palatine Hill |
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| The Circus Maximus, July 9, 2019 |
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| The Monument to Giuseppe Mazzini |
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| The Circus Maximus' chariot-racing track is now a public park |
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| Postcards, including one that is an example of the worldwide flagrant imitation of Milton Glaser's iconic I Love New York logo from 1977 |
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| The basilica of Santa Maria in Cosmedin |
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| The Temple of Hercules Victor in the Forum Boarium |
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| The Fountain of the Tritons in the Piazza Bocca della Verità with the back of the Temple of Portunus behind it on the left |
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| The Temple of Portunus |
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| The Temple of Portunus |
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| The Arch of Janus |
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