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• chariots —    Chariots were used widely in ancient Mesopotamia for transportation, hunting, and warfare. War chariots were depicted in the Stele of the Vultures and other sculptures during the third millennium b.c. The earliest versions are better termed… …   Ancient Mesopotamia dictioary

• And did those feet in ancient time — is a short poem by William Blake from the preface to his epic Milton a Poem, one of a collection of writings known as the Prophetic Books. The date on the title page of 1804 for Milton is probably when the plates were begun, but the poem was… …   Wikipedia

• Horses in warfare — War horse redirects here. For other uses, see War horse (disambiguation). A modern day joust at a …   Wikipedia

• Horses in the Middle Ages — This 15th century depiction of Charlemagne and Pope Adrian I shows a well bred medieval horse …   Wikipedia

• WAR AND WARFARE — TO THE DESTRUCTION OF THE FIRST TEMPLE The methods of offensive and defensive warfare developed side by side in the Ancient Near East. The development of weapons was dependent upon the supply of raw materials, such as stone, metal, and wood; the… …   Encyclopedia of Judaism

• Germanic religion and mythology — Introduction       complex of stories, lore, and beliefs about the gods and the nature of the cosmos developed by the Germanic speaking peoples before their conversion to Christianity.       Germanic culture extended, at various times, from the… …   Universalium

• HORSES —    While donkeys and other short legged equids were present in the ancient Near East since the Paleolithic period, horses were introduced from the Central Asian steppes not before the late third millennium B.C. Their foreign origin is reflected… …   Historical Dictionary of Mesopotamia

• Horses in art — Horses have appeared in works of art throughout history, frequently as depictions of the horse in battle. The horse appears less frequently in modern art partly because the horse is no longer significant either as a mode of transportation or as… …   Wikipedia

• HORSES —    Wild horses disappeared from Italy at the end of the Pleistocene and reappeared in the third millennium BC. However, it is only in the Middle Bronze Age of northern Italy that the animal begins to reappear in large numbers. There is convincing …   Historical Dictionary of the Etruscans

• weapons and warfare, land —    Mesopotamia was not only the site of the world s first cities, but also of humanity s first major land armies and wars. Archaeological evidence shows that small scale fighting among tribes and villages was an inevitable phenomenon across the… …   Ancient Mesopotamia dictioary

• transportation and travel —    In the fourth millennium b.c. and before, the inhabitants of Mesopotamia and surrounding regions had to rely on very basic forms of transportation, such as walking, riding donkeys, and riding in small boats on the local rivers. Around 3000 b.c …   Ancient Mesopotamia dictioary