An ancient Roman town. 2. The mass of buildings occupying the straight end of an ancient Roman circus; these included the stalls for the horses and chariots, the gates through which the Circensian procession entered the course, and the towers which flanked the whole on each side, all of which together presented the appearance of a town. (Harris, 1977)
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