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Ancient Plovdiv Municipal Institute

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Ancient Plovdiv Municipal Institute
Ancient Plovdiv Municipal Institute
Ancient Plovdiv Municipal Institute
Ancient Plovdiv Municipal Institute
Ancient Plovdiv Municipal Institute
Ancient Plovdiv Municipal Institute
Ancient Plovdiv Municipal Institute
Ancient Plovdiv Municipal Institute
Ancient Plovdiv Municipal Institute
Ancient Plovdiv Municipal Institute
Ancient Plovdiv Municipal Institute
Ancient Plovdiv Municipal Institute
Ancient Plovdiv Municipal Institute
Ancient Plovdiv Municipal Institute
Ancient Plovdiv Municipal Institute
Phone:
+359 32 633 30

Hours:
SundayClosed
Monday9am - 5:30pm
Tuesday9am - 5:30pm
Wednesday9am - 5:30pm
Thursday9am - 5:30pm
Friday9am - 5:30pm
SaturdayClosed


The Roman circus was a large open-air venue used for public events in the ancient Roman Empire. The circuses were similar to the ancient Greek hippodromes, although circuses served varying purposes and differed in design and construction. Along with theatres and amphitheatres, Circuses were one of the main entertainment sites of the time. Circuses were venues for chariot races, horse races, and performances that commemorated important events of the empire were performed there. According to Edward Gibbon, in Chapter XXXI of his work The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, the Roman people, at the start of the 5th century: ...still considered the Circus as their home, their temple, and the seat of the republic.
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