Thesaurus Term/Concept: CIRCUS (ROMAN)

Identifier 91478
Class MONUMENT TYPE
Status Preferred
Index? Yes
Scope Note A rectangular arena, rounded at one end designed for chariot racing. The racetrack circled a central barrier (spina) constructed between two turning posts (metae). The only known example found in Britain, so far, is in Colchester.

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Context Record
Monument Type MCC5549 Roman Circus 200m south of Abbey House, Colchester (Monument)
Monument Type MCC2805 Roman Circus, Colchester (Monument)
Monument Type MCC2804 Structural features of Roman Circus, Abbey Field, Colchester (Element Group)