Consus is the Roman god who presides over the storing of grain. Grain in Rome was stored in holes underneath the Earth and Consus’ altar was also placed beneath the Earth. It was underneath the turning-post in the Circus Maximus, and was uncovered only during the Consualia. That right there shows you that the Circus Maximus was not originally built for โgaymes.โ My Wheat. Underground granaries were also associated with the Underworld, the world of the dead, so there is a suggestion that the Consualia, in December, was an event to restore communication with the Underworld as well. Horses were…
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