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Game Info[]
Bonus entertainment building of the Ancient Era. Requires an improved source of 
Horses or 
Ivory nearby.
- +2
Happiness
Strategy[]
The Circus is quite valuable, since it increases 
Happiness as much as a Colosseum but requires no maintenance! It is also available earlier, allowing you to boost Happiness in the opening stages of the game if you have the proper resources in your territory.
Civilopedia entry[]
A circus is a company of performers that often includes clowns, acrobats, jugglers, high-wire acts, trapeze artists, musicians, and animal trainers. Most circuses are traveling companies which move from city to city over the course of a season, while some remain in a single location year-round. In ancient Rome the circus was the name of a building where chariot racing, staged battles, jugglers, and other entertainments were held. The first Roman circus was the Circus Maximus, which at its largest could seat some 250,000 screaming citizens - roughly 25% of the city's population.
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