Circuit; space; inclosure.

An oval track used for chariot races.

the Roman circular arena where chariot races and horse races took place.

A Roman elliptical race track

There are over a thousand F1 people who attend every race. They are known as the F1 circus.

stadium or arena used mainly for horse and chariot racing.

a travelling company of entertainers; including trained animals; "he ran away from home to join the circus"

performance given by a traveling company of acrobats clowns and trained animals; "the children always love to go to the circus"

(antiquity) an open-air stadium for chariot races and gladiatorial games

an arena consisting of an oval or circular area enclosed by tiers of seats and usually covered by a tent; "they used the elephants to help put up the circus"

an arena for acrobatic exhibitions and animal shows

a traveling show that has acrobats, clowns, and animals

Roman stadium designed for chariot racing

Usually a travelling company of performers, animals, etc.; a circular enclave for performances; the performance itself.

The Circus Maximus, site of gladiatorial combat in Rome. Derives from the Latin word for cicle. Also involves people being eaten by wild beasts and Gladiators fighting for their lives.

a long, narrow Roman structure, usually round at one end and square at the other, with tiered seating and a spine down the middle, used for chariot races (in Greece this was called a hippodrome).

A circus is most commonly a traveling company of performers that may include acrobats, clowns, trained animals, hula hoopers and other novelty acts and the word also describes the performance that they give. A circus is held in an oval or circular arena with tiered seating around its circumference; in the case of traveling circuses this location is most often a large tent.

The roman circus is one of the most important buildings for public entertainment of cities in the Roman Empire, along with the theatre and the amphitheatre. There took place chariot and horse races, and also performances that commemorated important events of the Empire. Some of them were naval battles, and so then circus was flooded with water.

a place for merriment

a place of excitement and mystery

a place where activity occurs within a ring

a place where people are supposed to have fun