Circus Maximus
Americannoun
noun
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In the Roman Empire, the games at the Circus Maximus were an amusement and a distraction, a token to the proles as a substitute for being able to exercise any political power.
From Salon • Aug. 24, 2025
The Pink Friday 2 tour is expected to gross more than $120 million and may rival Travis Scott’s Circus Maximus, a tour that has the second highest gross by any rapper.
From Los Angeles Times • May 30, 2024
The Colosseum, the Circus Maximus and the Roman Forum and Imperial Fora are just a few of the sites clustered in the city’s heart.
From New York Times • Apr. 2, 2024
Kanye, who's legally changed his name to Ye, performed two tracks with fellow US rapper Travis at the Circus Maximus stadium on Monday night.
From BBC • Aug. 8, 2023
The fire began at the Circus Maximus, in that section which touches the Palatine and Cælian hill; it rushed on with inconceivable rapidity and fastened upon the whole centre of Rome.
From The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 03 by Horne, Charles F. (Charles Francis)
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