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HIPPODROME (Gr. irrbSpo,uos, from irros, horse, and Spoos, racecourse) , the course provided by the Greeks for horse
circus , except that in the latter only four chariots ran at a time, whereas ten or more contended in the Greek games
long . The Greek hippodrome was usually set out on the slope of a hill, and the ground taken from one side served to form the embankment
hippodrome was semicircular, and the other end square with an extensive portico, in front of which, at a lower
modern
amphitheatre , being open in the centre to the sky, with seats round on rising levels.End of Article: HIPPODROME (Gr. irrbSpo,uos, from irros, horse, and Spoos, racecourse) If you wish, you can link directly to this article.
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