The places where these shows were exhibited, are supposed to have resembled the circi in shape, having a sufficient depth of water for the largest vessels to ride in safety.
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Circi
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Naumachiæ.—Naumachiæ were mock naval engagements. This kind of spectacle was enjoyed by the Romans. The Naumachiæ generally took place in the circi and amphitheatres.
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The other circi of Rome were not equal in grandeur to the Circus Maximus.
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There are two circuses (circi ?), the red and blue, that's why there are two trains. They don't make a big deal of having two shows, but it's not a secret either. In the color posters you can usually detect which one is coming to town from the colors. I think in many places where the circus comes every year, they alternate the two shows every other year.
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