Horses were sometimes introduced, but then the hippodrome was the course. From Wordnik.com. [The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 03, No. 19, May, 1859] Reference
A hippodrome, with sun, moon, and stars to referee!. From Wordnik.com. [A RELIC OF THE PLIOCENE] Reference
Through a temple the walkway led to a vast hippodrome. From Wordnik.com. [A Privilege to Die] Reference
You'll be going on live at the hippodrome next with Tarby. From Wordnik.com. [Iain Dale to Stand for London Mayor] Reference
I'm saving my buffalo heads for the flicker show at the local hippodrome. From Wordnik.com. [joegood Diary Entry] Reference
It was the same mixture of fruits and spices being served in the hippodrome. From Wordnik.com. [Shield of Thunder]
After all, does one care to be the champion bareback rider in life's hippodrome?. From Wordnik.com. [The Master-Knot of Human Fate] Reference
Auteuil hippodrome, she paused a moment between the two lakes, uncertain which course to take. From Wordnik.com. [The French Immortals Series — Complete] Reference
Thousands flocked to the hippodrome and the stadium, and fortunes were wagered on this final day. From Wordnik.com. [Shield of Thunder]
These forty thousand men were massed into the species of hippodrome formed by the mountain about them. From Wordnik.com. [Salammbo] Reference
That was the only time he penned me, -- three days of it, -- but after that the hippodrome never stopped. From Wordnik.com. [A RELIC OF THE PLIOCENE] Reference
Those, however, who had not already come to the hippodrome gave no indication of their sentiment toward Maximinus. From Wordnik.com. [History of the Wars, Books III and IV (of 8) The Vandalic War] Reference
(1159 or 1160), describes a "place where the king diverts himself, called the hippodrome, near to the wall of the palace. From Wordnik.com. [Christmas: Its Origin and Associations Together with Its Historical Events and Festive Celebrations During Nineteen Centuries] Reference
Must we not conclude that the poet, with the rest of us, is speeding around the hippodrome of his own self-centered consciousness?. From Wordnik.com. [The Poet's Poet : essays on the character and mission of the poet as interpreted in English verse of the last one hundred and fifty years] Reference
Farther off she saw men building an embankment along the length of the hippodrome, where the chariot and horse races would be held. From Wordnik.com. [Shield of Thunder]
“This is foolish,” said Gershom, not for the first time, as they eased their way through a pack of spectators at the hippodrome. From Wordnik.com. [Shield of Thunder]
Egyptian Serapeon, a Vale of Tempe, several theatres, baths, barracks, hippodrome, etc., the sites of which can be pretty easily traced. From Wordnik.com. [Fair Italy, the Riviera and Monte Carlo Comprising a Tour Through North and South Italy and Sicily with a Short Account of Malta] Reference
So the emperor crossed without hindrance and reached another palace called Beklal; here a hippodrome had been built, and he destroyed it. From Wordnik.com. [De Re Militari: The Society for Medieval Military History » The Campaigns of Emperor Herakleios (620-6), according to the Chronicle of Theophanes Confessor] Reference
From the summit of the tower of the hippodrome at Constantinople, a certain Saracen met the same fate as Simon, in the reign of the Emperor. From Wordnik.com. [Wonderful Balloon Ascents] Reference
Since only one hippodrome -- that at Antinoe in Middle Egypt -- survives in all of Egypt, the discovery of another would be very important. From Wordnik.com. [Pelusium: Gateway to Egypt] Reference
He ornamented the city with baths, and surrounded the hippodrome with porticos; but it was not till the time of Caracalla that it was restored to its former political privileges. From Wordnik.com. [Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 4 "Bulgaria" to "Calgary"] Reference
DW-WORLD: German archeologists locate ancient Olympian hippodrome. From Wordnik.com. [Deutsche Welle: DW-WORLD.DE] Reference
Alexandria, he had watched the mob which blocked the hippodrome of. From Wordnik.com. [The Last Galley Impressions and Tales] Reference
Roman hippodrome in Mérida, Spain, for chariot racing, modelled on the. From Wordnik.com. [WN.com - Articles related to Programme to help staff stop smoking] Reference
This hippodrome or circus in Caesarea was built for chariot racing and other events. From Wordnik.com. [CreationWiki - Recent changes [en]]
The next morning we slept in a while and then headed to the hippodrome and the blue mosque. From Wordnik.com. [TravelPod.com TravelStream™ — Recent Entries at TravelPod.com] Reference
I am the best-educated horse outside of the hippodrome, everybody says, and the best-mannered. From Wordnik.com. [A Horse's Tale] Reference
Premier Erdogan simply bowed to greet Gen. Basbug during celebrations in the Parliament and hippodrome. From Wordnik.com. [Elections - fresh news by plazoo.com] Reference
Rome; and the same factions which had agitated the circus, raged with redoubled fury in the hippodrome. From Wordnik.com. [History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire — Volume 4] Reference
But the scene was soon changed; and before his departure, the hippodrome streamed with the blood of his noblest captives. From Wordnik.com. [History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire — Volume 6] Reference
Marble sarcophagus 2nd century A.D. South of the necropolis is the partially reconstructed Roman hippodrome excavated in 1967. From Wordnik.com. [news.beiruter.com - A directory of Lebanese blogs] Reference
The Romans built great important monuments in the city, including an aqueduct, a triumphal arch and the largest hippodrome in antiquity. From Wordnik.com. [news.beiruter.com - A directory of Lebanese blogs] Reference
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