a performance given by a traveling company of acrobats, clowns, and trained animals | an artifact surviving from the past |
a frenetic disorganized (and often comic) disturbance suggestive of a large public entertainment | extreme oldness |
an arena consisting of an oval or circular area enclosed by tiers of seats and usually covered by a tent | the historic period preceding the Middle Ages in Europe |
(antiquity) an open-air stadium for chariot races and gladiatorial games | |
a travelling company of entertainers; including trained animals | |