The hippodrome was an arena located in what is now known as Sultanahmet Square in modern day Istanbul. It was built by Roman Emperor Septimius Severus who conquered ancient Constantinople, known ...

The story of Constantinople is a fascinating one that dates back millennia to when this mega-city was a small Greek town ...

The Hippodrome. Constantine the Great, the first Roman emperor to convert to Christianity, took interest in charioteering. After A.D. 330, the year he re-founded Byzantium as Constantinople, he ...

The Hippodrome in Constantinople was the largest chariot racing stadium in the Eastern Roman Empire and the site of the Nika Riots. (Hulton Archive/Getty Images) ...

EXCAVATIONS AT THE HIPPODROME, CONSTANTINOPLE.—Mr. S. Casson in Discovery for March surveys the progress which has been made in the excavation of the Hippodrome at Constantinople in the two ...

Sultanahmet Square is the centre of old Istanbul, attracting millions of visitors annually. It was previously the site of the vast Hippodrome of Constantinople, the centre of community life in the ...

The hippodrome was an arena located in what is now known as Sultanahmet Square in modern day Istanbul. It was built by Roman Emperor Septimius Severus who conquered ancient Constantinople, known ...