Hippodrome

Hippodrome (Gr. hippos, 'a horse,' and dromos, 'a racecourse'), the Greek name for the place set apart for horse and chariot races. Its dimensions were, according to the common opinion, half a mile in length, and one-eighth of a mile in breadth. In construction and all the most important points of arrangement it was the counterpart of the Roman Circus (q.v.). See also OLYMPIC GAMES, CONSTANTINOPLE.