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Colchester, Essex, First screened 20 June 2005

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Colchester Archaeological Trust
www.catuk.org/excavations/circus/index.html
The 2005 edition of The Colchester Archaeologist covers the excavation of Colchester's Roman circus in detail, as well as containing a number of other related articles. One of the articles about the circus and its excavation, by Philip Crummy of the Colchester Archaeological Trust, is available online here. Further details of The Colchester Archaeologist can be found at: www.catuk.org/publications/magazine/index.html

Colchester's Roman circus
www.camulos.com/circus.htm
Press cuttings, photos and a personal commentary make up one local's account of the discovery of the Roman circus as part of the Camulos website covering aspects of the history and attractions of Colchester.

Colchester Roman Circus
www.ourpasthistory.com/colchester/circus/text.htm
Time Team Forum Friends stalwart Corinne Mills has put together this account of the Colchester Roman Circus excavation, together with a wide range of photos, on her excellent OurPastHistory.com website.

Circus Maximus
http://penelope.uchicago.edu/Thayer/E/
Gazetteer/Places/Europe/Italy/Lazio/Roma/Rome/
_Texts/PLATOP*/Circus_Maximus.html

Online article about Rome's Circus Maximus by Samuel Ball Platner (as completed and revised by Thomas Ashby), from A Topographical Dictionary of Ancient Rome (Oxford University Press, 1929).

Circus
http://penelope.uchicago.edu/Thayer/E/
Roman/Texts/secondary/SMIGRA*/Circus.html

Online article about the Roman circus by Anthony Rich, from A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities (John Murray, 1875)

Other archaeology websites on the Roman era.

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Raysan's reconstruction of the starting gate
Raysan's reconstruction of the circus
Victor's reconstruction