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)