How Did Chariot Racing Work in the Constantinople Hippodrome? - Chariot Racing and Imperial Power in the Constantinople Hippodrome | Sleepy Facts About History

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Got something to say to this podcast? Send a voicemail, and you might hear yourself on the next episode! In the sixth century, a person of no birth or legal standing could enter a stadium as property and leave, if the horses held, as a name chanted by thousands. Meanwhile, the emperor who watched from his private balcony depended on that same crowd's voice to confirm that he ruled at all. This episode explores the Hippodrome of Constantinople, not merely as a venue for ancient sport, but as a working institution where the Byzantine emperor and the...