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unusual facts about Piazza Armerina


Circus of Maxentius

The circus-complex of Maxentius as originally conceived can be partly understood as an elaborate imperial version of the type of elite residences that appear in Rome and throughout the provinces in late antiquity, whose pretensions are evidenced in the regular presence of large audience halls, familial tombs and circus-shaped structures - the Villa Gordiani, also in Rome, and the complex at Piazza Armerina in Sicily, are two examples.


San Michele di Ganzaria

San Michele di Ganzaria borders the following municipalities: Caltagirone, Mazzarino, Piazza Armerina, San Cono.


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