Why was the circus invented?

Answer 1

The circus is a very popular entertainment and still is today but has much changed from animals in cages and elephants performing to acrobats the clowns were found in 2400 BCE and the circus was found in 1750 because my auntie and uncle performed as acrobats in 1850.

Answer 2

In ancient Rome, the circus was a building for the exhibition of horse and chariot races, equestrian shows, staged battles, displays featuring trained animals, jugglers and acrobats. The circus of Rome is thought to have been influenced by the Greeks, with Chariot Racing and the exhibition of animals as traditional attractions. The Roman circus consisted of tiers of seats running parallel with the sides of the course, and forming a crescent around one of the ends. The lower seats were reserved for persons of rank; there were also various state boxes, e.g. for the giver of the games and his friends. In Ancient Rome the circus was the only public spectacle at which men and women were not separated. The Latin word circus comes from the Greek word kirkos, meaning "circle" or "ring

The first circus in Rome was the Circus Maximus, in the valley between the Palatine and Aventine hills.

Answer 3

it was invented because people in the ancient times got really bored and then the king of rome told his best servants to build something that would be really entertaining and they thought of a name and they came up with the word 'circus'

Answer 4

The Romans created the circus Maximus so around 200bc. But if your talking about clowns and stuff then I'm not your girl.