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This is the Circus of Domitian, a 500 foot long
exercise yard that was part of Emperor Domitian's palace in 81 A.D. Rick
Steves notes that a poet of the day described the palace as being grand
enough to "make Jupiter jealous."
It was once a single oval racetrack, but it also
held gardens and strolling paths. Here's what they think it used to look
like (before they added the oval track you can see in my picture):
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