CHAP. III. The Cirque or shew place Flaminius, and the temple of Apollo.
THat this Cirque Flaminius stood in that place where at this day the darke store houses and sel∣lars be, hard by S. Katharins church, the markes yet remaining testifie. Flaminius it was called, either because it was built about the plaine called Campus Flaminius, or else by Flaminius the Consull, who was slaine at the battell of the lake Thrasymenus. In it were the plaies and games exhibited, which they call Apollinares: and therein the horse-runnings were performed. To it the Senate used oftentimes to come downe from the Capitoll to sit in counsell. Neptune also had a chap∣pell there.
Apolloes temple was in that very place, as it evidently appeareth, where now S. Maries church is un∣der the Capitoll, betweene the liearbe-market and the Cirque Flaminius, neere to the gate Car∣mentalis.