Hippodrome of Constantinople

The Hippodrome of Constantinople was a horse-racing track that was the sporting and social centre of Constantinople, capital of the Byzantine Empire and the largest city in Europe. Today it is a square named Sultanahmet Meydani in the Turkish city of Istanbul, with only a few fragments of the original structure surviving.

Related Topics:
Horse-racing track - Constantinople - Byzantine Empire - Europe - Turkish - Istanbul

~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~

The word hippodrome comes from the Greek hippos ('ιππος), horse, and dromos (δρομος), path or way. Horse racing and chariot racing were popular pastimes in the ancient world and hippodromes were common features of Greek cities in the Hellenistic, Roman and Byzantine eras.

Related Topics:
Hippodrome - Horse racing - Chariot racing - Hellenistic - Roman - Byzantine

~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~