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How did the circus start?

Man has always loved to be entertained. Since the dawn of civilization, there have been jugglers, acrobats, animal trainers and clowns who have entertained people. In ancient Greece, there were chariot races, in China - a "snake man", in Egypt - trainers of wild animals. But it was only in Rome that the idea of combining such actions and other performances in the circus appeared.

Originally, the word "circus", derived from the Latin, had more to do with racing than with any kind of performance. Therefore, the circus began with races, and the structure built by the Romans for them was called the "circus".

Circus "Maximus" was the first and largest for those times. It appeared in the III century BC and was then expanded: 150 people could sit in it. When the Romans came to the circus, they seemed to find themselves on a magic platform, just like in our days. They traded confectionery, wine and other goods. The entrance was free because the government used the circuses to please the people, to distract them.

In Rome, there were various types of entertainment, which, as components, later became part of the circus art. Some theaters had jugglers, acrobats, tightrope walkers and animal trainers. Some even featured boxing bears! And during the races, performances began to be arranged, such as driving two running horses at the same time, jumping from one running horse to another, building a pyramid on a galloping horse, that is, those types of tricks that we can see in the modern circus.

There were no organized circuses as such in the Middle Ages. A troupe of artists wandered around, showing various tricks. The first circus, as we now know, was created by the Englishman Philip Astley in 1768. He built a building in London with a lot of seats and an arena. Horse racing was shown there, acrobats, clowns, tightrope walkers performed. Many followed him with this idea, and circuses became a popular spectacle all over the world.

Author: Likum A.

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