A mosaic showing a circus from the 500s AD in Gafsa (North Africa), now in the Bardo Museum Can you see the people sitting in the stands? The central posts to turn around? The charioteers whipping the horses?
What does ca. stand for?
Ca. is short for the Latin word ‘circa’, which means ‘around’. It means that we don’t know exactly what year this event happened in, but it was around this time. You pronounce it “sur-ka”.
What is Latin?
Indo-European languages
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What words is circa related to?
This word ‘circa’ is related to the word ‘circus’, which the Romans used to mean a circular racetrack. And it is related to our word ‘circle‘.
