The elongated oval piazza was laid out around a.d. 79 by Emperor Domitian as an athletics stadium, Circus Agonalis a sporting tradition continued in the Middle Ages with jousting tournaments and other events in the centuries that followed.
Domitian originally created the piazza for hosting music concerts.
mnli hypothesis: Domitian originally created the piazza for hosting music concerts. premise: The elongated oval piazza was laid out around a.d. 79 by Emperor Domitian as an athletics stadium, Circus Agonalis a sporting tradition continued in the Middle Ages with jousting tournaments and other events in the centuries that followed.