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| Keywords: Circus Mosaic (Fourviere).jpg en Circus race mosaic left part - archeologic Museum of Lyon France fr Mosaique des jeux du cirque partie gauche départ - Musée gallo romain de fourvière Lyon This pavement was discovered at the beginning of the 11th century on the Presqu ™Ã®le not far from the Basilica of St Martin of Ainay Circuses were very popular throughout the Roman Empire Unlike courses today spectators did not bet on numbers but on one of the four colors that the chariot drivers wore on their jerseys red white blue and green But the other lure was the quality of the spectacle that attracted crowds to the circus Here two chariots have crashed in the curves There is no winner in this highly realistic scene the palm branch is still in the hands of one of the two figures in the center of the median strip http //www musees-gallo-romains com/fourviere/collection/virtuelle3_en html author empire romain File Mosaico del circo MCGR 2285 jpg PD-Art Mosaïque des Jeux du cirque Files uploaded by Shakko from various sources | ||||
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