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The circuit is a poplar entertaining mean. Everybody likes it. Modern circuit presents amazing performances. Walking on rope. Teetering on the wiredraws. Animals’ games… illusionists, magicians, acrobats, clowns… are amusing people with different performances. So, do you know when the circus games start?

 The first circus was used in ancient Rome. In the third century BC. It was different to the one of now. The place where it was organized is circus Maximus. The main show was chariots race. During the race, the clowns, the ones who are walking on the ropes are entertaining people. The race field was very spacious. It could take to 150.000 persons. 

How does the circus start?

All those kinds of enjoyment performances are represented nowadays.  

After the declining of Rome. Those games were forgotten. In 1768, Philip Astley from England organized the first modern circus. In a building where he set chairs. He gave wonderful presentations. Including: horses riding, ropewalker, clowns, ropedancer, acrobats… 

In the first half of the nineteen century, other circus groups came into life in USA. Then in the whole world. 

The famous and the biggest one circus is Nevada state in USA. It was opened in 18 October, 1968. It’s 11,984 m square. 


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