Exploring Circus Culture
THE ASSIGNMENT
Random Circus Facts
Danger in the Circus-PBS Article
The Venue
Origin
Development
Cultural History
The Contemporary Circus
Acts
Animal Acts
ANCIENT ROME
Circus--exhibition of horse and chariot races, equestrian shows, staged battles, trained animal performances, jugglers and acrobats.
Traditional attractions were influenced by the Greeks.
In Ancient Rome, the circus was the only public spectacle not segregated by gender.