Friday, August 01, 2008
RANDOM E BRITANNICA POST
CIRCUS-
in roman antiquity, a building for exhibition of horse + chariot racing. the oldest was the circus maximus, in the valley between the palatine + aventine hills, around 329bc. partially destroyed by fire in 31bc. by trajan it could hold 150,000(bathroom lines?). team colors. 1st red and white, then green + blue. lastly purple + gold. the ruins identified in 16th c. 3rd circus built by caligula, CIRCUS NERONIS, 4th built by maxentius.
CLAN- goidelic word. cland/clann(welsh-plant). signifies seed-offspring. blah blah blah
