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C i r c u s M a x i m u s  **Home-Aqueducts-Roman Roads-Slaves-Circus Maximus-Roman Soliders-Claudius ** The Circus Maximus site was first utilized for public games and entertainment by the Etruscan kings of Rome. The first games of the Roman Games were staged at the location by Tarquinius Priscus, the fifth ruler of Rome.  Later the Circus was the site if public games and festivals influenced by the Greeks in the 2nd century BC. The impact on the Circus is that instead of just being a festival it is a place where families come together and have a fun time.