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  1. Although the Hippodrome is usually associated with Constantinople's days of glory as an imperial capital, it actually predates that era. The first Hippodrome was built when the city was called Byzantium, and was a provincial town of moderate importance. In AD 203 the Emperor Septimius Severus rebuilt the city and expanded its walls, endowing it ...

  2. Nov 28, 2017 · The Hippodrome of Constantinople was an arena used for chariot racing throughout the Byzantine period. First built during the reign of Roman emperor Septimius Severus in the early 3rd century CE, the structure was made more grandiose by emperor Constantine I in the 4th century CE. The Hippodrome was also used for other public events such as ...

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  3. The Serpent Column (Ancient Greek: Τρικάρηνος Ὄφις Τrikarenos Οphis "Three-headed Serpent"; Turkish: Yılanlı Sütun "Serpentine Column"), also known as the Serpentine Column, Plataean Tripod or Delphi Tripod, is an ancient bronze column at the Hippodrome of Constantinople (known as Atmeydanı "Horse Square" in the Ottoman period) in what is now Istanbul, Turkey.

  4. The Hippodrome of Constantinople, now Sultanahmet Square, consists of historical monuments and a public square outlining the former racetrack. It is the location of the Obelisk of Theodosius, the Serpent Column, and the Masonry Obelisk, once on the spina of the hippodrome. In 330, ceremonies were held in Constantinople, inaugurating the city as ...

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  5. Feb 13, 2024 · The Hippodrome of Constantinople, also known as the Atmeydanı (Horse Square) in Turkish, was commissioned by the Roman Emperor Septimius Severus in the early 3rd century AD. Located in the heart of Constantinople (modern-day Istanbul, Turkey ), it was a monumental undertaking, covering an area of about 450 meters in length and 130 meters in ...

  6. 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 At Meydani in the Turkish city of Istanbul, with only a few fragments of the original structure surviving.

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