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The Circus (Circus Maximus)

The Circus Maximus was the long racecourse in the valley below the Palatine. Chariots raced around a central barrier, the spina.

Grades 5–8. Daily life.

How it connects

A circus in Latin is a ring for racing, not a tent show.

Latin words that go with this card: equus, ludus.

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