 | The so-called Circus of Nero or Circus of Caligula was a circus in ancient Rome, located mostly in the present-day Vatican City. It was first built under... 8 KB (869 words) - 20:00, 24 February 2024 |
 | (Egypt); E. Circus of Maxentius (Italy); E. Colchester (Britain); SE. Circus Maximus (Italy); S. Tyrus (Lebanon); SW. Gortyn (Greece); W. Circus of Nero (Italy)... 75 KB (3,438 words) - 12:01, 23 April 2024 |
 | Caligula in 40 AD, and placed at the center of the Circus of Nero. It remained in this position after the circus fell into disuse, occupied by a necropolis... 10 KB (906 words) - 22:12, 27 April 2024 |
Vatican Hill (category Hills of Rome) Caligula and Nero used the area for chariot exercises, as at the Gaianum, and renewal was encouraged by the building of the Circus of Nero, also known... 10 KB (1,241 words) - 02:35, 29 March 2024 |
 | St. Peter's Basilica (redirect from Holy See of Saint Peter) cemetery for some years before the Circus of Nero was built. It was a burial ground for the numerous executions in the Circus and contained many Christian burials... 118 KB (13,844 words) - 20:54, 16 April 2024 |
 | 64, during Nero's reign, fire broke out at the semi-circular end of the Circus, swept through the stands and shops, and destroyed much of the city. Games... 34 KB (4,361 words) - 23:37, 27 April 2024 |
 | Colosseum (redirect from The Coliseum of Rome) be derived from a colossal statue of Nero on the model of the Colossus of Rhodes. The giant bronze sculpture of Nero as a solar deity was moved to its... 67 KB (7,986 words) - 06:33, 23 April 2024 |
 | Old St. Peter's Basilica (redirect from Old Basilica of Saint Peter) Vatican City. Construction of the basilica, built over the historical site of the Circus of Nero, began during the reign of Roman Emperor Constantine I... 19 KB (2,017 words) - 15:11, 4 April 2024 |
 | the center of the Circus of Nero. It was moved to its current site in 1586 by the engineer-architect Domenico Fontana under the direction of Pope Sixtus... 13 KB (1,327 words) - 20:00, 24 February 2024 |
 | Vatican City (redirect from State of the City of the Vatican) gardens a circus for charioteers (AD 40) that was later completed by Nero, the Circus Gaii et Neronis, usually called, simply, the Circus of Nero. The Vatican... 122 KB (11,073 words) - 14:50, 26 April 2024 |