One Mans Circus is Another Mans Gym

If the Roman Forum wasnt our backyard, the Circus Maximus would be, as it is just behind the Forum.

It is said that even more Christian martyrs died here than in the Colleseum. If this picture were a bit taller, at the bottom, you would see the ruins of the barracades where the Christians were locked up before their appearance on the main stage.

But here, modernity strangely clashes with antiquity. There is no gym in our area, so people come to the Circus Maximus to jog...they just run around the field...you can see the outlines of a track in the photograph. This is an odd use of an ancient space. I might try it one of these days, and see if I dont feel too weird doing it.