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The Legacy of the Horses of Saint Mark by api-431726304 is a document available to read on EtoBox.

The Horses of Saint Mark have had a long and eventful journey from antiquity to today. Originally created in the 2nd or 3rd century AD to stand above the starting gates of the Hippodrome in Constantinople, they came to represent the spectacle and thrill of chariot racing. Over centuries of political changes, they took on meanings of imperial power and conquest. They were looted by Venetians during the Fourth Crusade in 1204 and placed on St. Mark

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