This is the twentieth part in a series about riding night trains across Europe, Turkey, and the Near East to Georgia and ...

Just above the Circus Maximus, perched on the Palatine Hill, I saw the remains of the palace of the emperor. And just to the east of the Palatine I saw, stretched out before me, the Roman Forum from ...

The Roman Empire, spanning several centuries ... These games, known as ludi and munera, were either races or fights, staged in arenas like the Colosseum and Circus Maximus. Initially rooted in funeral ...

His study is pivotal for understanding the propagation of Christianity within the Roman Empire following ... The fire started near the Circus Maximus and swiftly spread due to strong winds and ...

Ancient manuscripts detailing the events during the Roman Empire are believed to ... likely started in shops near the Circus Maximus, filled with flammable goods, and spread rapidly due to strong ...

Explore how Roman emperors shaped the political lands ... You'd find them in the stadium, the Colosseum, the Circus Maximus, and, of course, they had preferred seating. Think about they had ...

Looking at the ancient Roman religion, you’ll find a rich and diverse collection ... Her primary festival of Cerialia lasted for seven days in April and featured games at the Circus Maximus, while ...

The Western Roman Empire stumbled on for a few more decades ... but in the early centuries AD it was down the road at the Circus Maximus that the real crowds gathered. Up to 250,000 people filled the ...

Over at the Circus Maximus in Rome ... and nothing quite screamed “drama” like the Roman amphitheaters. At the height of the Roman Empire, there were more than 250 amphitheaters spread ...

The BBC asks Roman history experts to separate fact ... Belonick suggests that they most likely took place at the Circus Maximus, which is much lower than the Colosseum and closer to the Tiber ...

The film follows Lucius (Paul Mescal), the son of Russell Crowe’s Maximus ... of Roman imperialism, the film adopts the trope of a tiny, indomitable group holding out against an empire in ...