The Hippodrome of Constantinople: Chariots and Spectacle

In this episode of From Constantinople to Istanbul, Lucas and Luna explore the Hippodrome of Constantinople, the city's ancient chariot racing arena that was the heart of Byzantine public life. They discuss its construction by Septimius Severus and expansion by Constantine the Great, the iconic monuments like the Serpent Column and the Obelisk of Theodosius, the fierce rivalry of the Blues and Greens beyond the Nika Riots, and the Hippodrome's transformation under Ottoman rule into the At Meydanı. They also touch on the mysterious bronze horses that once adorned the starting gates and the surviving remnants visible today in Sultanahmet Square.

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