Via del Corso
From the fifteenth century, the road served as the racetrack during the Roman Carnival for an annual running of riderless horses called the "corsa dei barberi", which is the source for the name "Via del Corso". Following the assassination of King Umberto I in 1900, the road was re-named "Corso Umberto I". In 1944, it became "Corso del Popolo" and two years later reverted to "Corso".