Hippodrome Spina 4
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Issue Date
5/18/16
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Keywords
Caesarea National Park , Israel , Herod the Great , Hellenism , Roman Empire , Judea , Caesarea Maritima , Straton's Tower , Spina , Hippodrome , Axial Rib , Horserace
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Description
A low wall, called a spina or axial rib, divided a hippodrome racecourse. In this photo, the faint line of blocks runs from the lower right corner to the area that has the gallery and axial prima (termata).