The Legend of The Horses of St. Mark’s

Criminalia

Shondaland Audio and iHeartPodcasts

True Crime, Society & Culture

4.4 • 1.2K Ratings

🗓️ 6 December 2022

⏱️ 34 minutes

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No one knows when Emperor Constantine installed the gilded Triumphal Quadriga sculpture in his new capital city, Constantinople, near the triumphal arch which led to the Hippodrome. How it got to Constantinople has been lost to the ages, and, so is its origin story. What we do know is these four horses have traveled from Chios to Constantinople; to Venice, Paris, and back to Venice again, with some interesting stops along the way. This sculpture is best known as The Horses of St. Mark’s, and what we do know about it begins after it was stolen during the Sack of Constantinople, in April of 1204.

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1:54.2	There was a day when Emperor Constantine installed the triumphant quadriga sculpture in his new capital city, Constantinople, near the triumphant arc, which led to the hippodrome.
2:06.2	But where did he get it? Did he steal it as a war trophy? Did he commission it? Was it a gift brought from the island of Kios by Theodosius II?
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