sentences:  The hippodrome was not a Roman amphitheatre, which was used for spectator sports, games and displays, or a Greek or Roman semi-circular theatre used for theatrical performances.The Greek hippodrome was usually set out on the slope of a hill, and the ground taken from one side served to form the embankment on the other side.One end of the hippodrome was semicircular, and the other end square with an extensive portico, in front of which, at a lower level, were the stalls for the horses and chariots.