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Transcribed Image Text:III. Preserving Roman Traditions
DIRECTIONS: Analyze the photos below and read the about structures built in the Byzantine Empire
and its use. Using the template, explain how Roman culture existed in Constantinople.
Coliseum in
Rome
Hippodrome in
Constantinople
The Hippodrome of Constantinople was a horse-racing track that was the sporting and social center of
Constantinople, capital of the Byzantine Empire and the largest city in Europe. Watching horse racing and chariot
racing was very popular in the ancient world and hippodromes were common features of Greek cities in the
Hellenistic, Roman and Byzantine eras.
The Byzantine Empire kept Roman traditions alive. The Hippodrome in Constantinople is similar to that of
the Coliseum in Rome because (explain structure)
and (explain purpose of
both)
Hagia Sophia in
Constantinople
Pantheon in
Rome
The Hagia Sophia in Constantinople was a place of Church of Holy Wisdom for Orthodox Christians. The inside was
decorated with mosaics and marble pillars and coverings.
The Byzantine Empire kept Roman traditions alive. The Hagia Sophia in Constantinople is similar to that of
the Pantheon in Rome because (explain structure)
and (explain purpose of
both)
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