Hippodrome of Olympia Hippodrome of Olympia The Hippodrome of Olympia housed the equestrian contests (horse racing and chariot racing) of the Ancient Olympic Games. According to Pausanias, it was situated to the south of the Stadium and covered a large area about 600 meters long and 200 meters wide. The hippodrome was a wide, flat, open space where the starting point and the finish line were designated with a pole and a second smaller pole called nyssa designated the turning point. Horse and chariot races were one of the most popular and spectacular sports of the Olympic Games in ancient Greece. The equestrian
Like It Is: Yes at the Bristol Hippodrome Like It Is: Yes at the Bristol Hippodrome Like It Is: Yes at the Bristol Hippodrome is a live album by English progressive rock band Yes, released for CD and DVD on 8 December 2014 (U.K.) and 9 December 2014 (U.S.) on Frontiers Records. "Like It Is: Yes at the Bristol Hippodrome" is a partial recording of the Yes show on 11 May 2014 at the Bristol Hippodrome as a part of their 2013–14 Three Album Tour. Indeed, the recording features only two of the albums, "Going for the One" (1977) and "The Yes Album" (1971) played live in their