Byzantine Sports and Games Crossword Puzzle

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  1. 3. What Christian charity festival was held in the Hippodrome?
  2. 5. How many feet in height did Robert of Clari state the spina was?
  3. 8. The spina was decorated lavishly with ____________ and statues.
  4. 9. Some say there was a large bronze eagle with holes in its wings that showed a what?
  5. 11. Who enlarged the Hippodrome?
  6. 14. What was in the middle of the Hippodrome?
  7. 16. What was the Byzantine version of polo?
  8. 17. Horses, What statue is now at the Basilica of St. Mark?
  9. 18. Minor, Sports came from the cultures of Rome, Greece, Persia, and what other area?
  10. 19. Races, What were the most famous sporting events in the Byzantine Empire?
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  1. 1. During what century did the Hippodrome hold 25 races?
  2. 2. Who was the Byzantine polo game created for?
  3. 3. What type of fights were also held in the Hippodrome?
  4. 4. Place, Many sports were part of festivals held in the what?
  5. 6. There is only an Egyptian ______________ left there now.
  6. 7. What laid between the Sacred Place and the Hagia Sophia?
  7. 10. There were other performers such as clowns, singers, wild beast fighting, and what?
  8. 12. In what century was the Hippodrome built?
  9. 13. four colors of red, white, blue, and green were known as the what?
  10. 15. What type of sport was introduced by Theodosius II?