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The site of the oblong piazza is Domitian's ancient stadium, which was probably used for horse and chariot races.
For centuries it was the location of historic festivals and open-air sports events.
From the seventeenth to the nineteenth century it was a popular practice to flood the piazza in the summer, and the aristocrats would then ride around the inundated square in their carriages.
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