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It seems like the modern equivalent is NASCAR or F1. The Indianapolis Motor Speedway fits over 250,000 people.
by blackguardx 7y ago
It seems like the modern equivalent is NASCAR or F1. The Indianapolis Motor Speedway fits over 250,000 people.
- arethuza 7y agoIndianapolis Motor Speedway isn't in the middle of Washington DC though! The Circus Maximus is right at the bottom of the Palatine hill in the centre of Rome.
- jsjohnst 7y ago> isn't in the middle of Washington DC though 1) the speedway is far bigger in overall size than Circus Maximus 2) They likely didn’t have the same concerns over safety, noise (which is far louder with cars than chariots), traffic flow in/out, etc 3) didn’t likely have the same NIMB issues we’d have today
- jsjohnst 7y agoRe: #1, decided to look it up to get the exact difference. Based on km² data from Wikipedia, Indy is over 30x larger than Circus Maximus.