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The horse in the ancient world / Ann Hyland.
Penn Museum Library SF284.M628 H96 2003
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Hyland, Ann.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Horses--Middle East--History.
- Horses.
- Horses--History.
- History.
- Animals and civilization--Middle East--History.
- Animals and civilization.
- Middle East--History.
- Middle East.
- Physical Description:
- xxi, 210 pages, 20 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Westport, Conn. ; London : Praeger, 2003.
- Summary:
- Explains the central role played by horses in the development of all major civilizations that left written records.
- Contents:
- Chapter 1 Horse Trace Through Time and Locale 1
- Chapter 2 Introduction of the Horse into Mesopotamia and Neighbouring Lands 8
- Chapter 3 The Horse in the Early Second Millennium 13
- Chapter 4 The General Acquisition of Horses 18
- Chapter 5 Choosing and Training the Warhorse 33
- Chapter 6 Control Mechanisms 49
- Chapter 7 Hazards and Health 61
- Chapter 8 Egypt - Her Allies and Her Enemies 71
- Chapter 9 Assyrian Equestrian Infrastructure 89
- Chapter 10 The Persian Empire 108
- Chapter 11 Equestrian Greece 126
- Chapter 12 The Macedonian Empire 145.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 166-201) and indexes.
- Local Notes:
- Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Class of 1932 Fund.
- ISBN:
- 0275981142
- OCLC:
- 51242244
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