Piazza Navona is a
city square in
Rome,
Italy. It is built on the site of the
Stadium of Domitian, built in 1st century AD, and follows the form of the open space of the stadium.
The ancient Romans came there to watch the
agones ("games"), and hence it was known as 'Circus Agonalis' (competition arena). It is believed that over time the name changed to 'in agone' to 'navone' and eventually to 'navona'.
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