. The Americana : a universal reference library, comprising the arts and sciences, literature, history, biography, geography, commerce, etc. of the world. of these was the <Four GoldenSteeds, which was stolen by the Venetians andwhich in turn was brought to Paris by Napo-leon, and is now standing guard over the mainentrance of the cathedral of Saint Mark. Amongthe others are the statues of Hercules, the She-wolf and Hya?na. the Virgin Goddess Diana,the Brazen Ass, the Caledonian Boar. Helenof Troy, the God of Wealth, and eight Sphinxes,beside the statues of the early Roman emperors,martyrs,
. The Americana : a universal reference library, comprising the arts and sciences, literature, history, biography, geography, commerce, etc. of the world. of these was the <Four GoldenSteeds, which was stolen by the Venetians andwhich in turn was brought to Paris by Napo-leon, and is now standing guard over the mainentrance of the cathedral of Saint Mark. Amongthe others are the statues of Hercules, the She-wolf and Hya?na. the Virgin Goddess Diana,the Brazen Ass, the Caledonian Boar. Helenof Troy, the God of Wealth, and eight Sphinxes,beside the statues of the early Roman emperors,martyrs, teachers, philosophers, etc. In theearly days of the city games were of frequentoccurrence, but as time went by they becameless and less frequent owing probably to thegreat cost (it is estimated that a single celebra-tion cost ,000 francs) and at last were cele-brated only on II May and 25 December, thebirthdays of the city and Christ respectively. It is not known precisely when this hippo-drome was entirely destroyed, but as there is nodefinite reference to any chariot race later thanthe reign of Isaac Angelus, who was dethroned HIPPODROM E. MECHANICAL FE ATT RES (J F THE NEW VURK HIPPODROME I. Stage, showing mechanism of movable portion and electric hoist for handling scenery. Tank beneath front stage or The auditorium, the front stage or apron, and the proscenium arch. HIPPOPOTAMUS in 1195, and as the place1 was sacked in U03-4it is probable that it <li«l not survive the beginDUlg ol the 13th century. The Circus Maximus at Rome was for a long time the only structure of its kind in the world,taking its form from the Greek hippodrome andfurnishing the model for all later circi. In theYallis Murcia, between the Palatine and Avan-tine hills, WOOden seats were first constructedby Tarquinius Priscus (Liv. I., 35) ; were fre-quently burned and rebuilt until the time ofJulius Caesar, when the Steps were constructedof stone ami greatly improved. At that time itprob
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