Circus Gaii et Neronis

amphitheatre · 30 BC – 2100 AD

Circus Gaii et Neronis was originally built as a private racecourse for the emperor Caius. In the fourth century A.D., the north side of the circus was destroyed in order to make room for the first basilica of St. Peter.

Coordinates

41.90168, 12.45401

Also known as

Circus Vaticanum (la), Circus Vaticanum (la), Circus of Nero (en), Circus of Nero (en)

Dating

attested

Sources

• Pleiades: A Gazetteer of Past Places · CC BY 3.0
  Pleiades: A Gazetteer of Past Places (CC BY 3.0)
• Wikidata · CC0 1.0
  Wikidata (CC0)

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