Circus Maximus
Can be reached along the path that leads the Circus Maximus on the Aventine, one of the seven hills of Rome. According to ancient sources, the first circus used for chariot races in the valley between the Palatine and Aventine was built by the Etruscan king Tarquinius Priscus, although similar races are remembered in the time of Romulus
The building was founded by Tarquini in second century BC, was later enlarged first by Caesar and later by Constantine who did reach a length of 600 meters. The ability of the Circus was of 150,000 spectators, until the reconstruction of Nero brought the capacity up to 250,000 people. Once the Circus Maximus was made of wooden seats, replaced later by stone steps, were added to the cages of departure for wagons and track partition wall (plug), where we installed seven eggs and seven bronze dolphins for count the revolutions of the chariot.