Circus Maximus found in Northern Spain

[guy]

 

Using LiDAR technology, the outlines of a large Circus Maximus have been discovered in the Basque area of Iruña-Veleia, Northern Spain. It spans 920 by 235 feet.

 

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In addition to the circus, the investigations at Iruña-Veleia detected the presence of several other buildings and urban infrastructure beneath the surface of the site, which shed new light on the ancient city.

 

900-Foot-Long Roman Circus Where Chariots Raced Discovered - Newsweek

 

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Edited July 18 by guy

[caesar novus]

3 hours ago, guy said:

outlines of a large Circus Maximus have been discovered in the Basque area of Iruña-Veleia, Northern Spain. It spans 920 by 235 feet.

Or Circus Moderatus? The famous one in Rome is 2,037 ft by 387 ft and there was for a while an even bigger one near the present central train station. The well preserved Circus of Maxentius on via Appia of Rome has a spina barrier alone of exactly 1000 Roman feet:

P.S. for those concerned about unprecedented tourist crowds in Rome, I have only ever seen at most a couple of visitors at this atmospheric site. One in a cluster of many undervisited sites.

Edited July 18 by caesar novus