Horse breeds and breeding in the Greco-Persian world : 1st and 2nd millennium BC / by Thomas Donaghy ; illustrations by Peter McCanney.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Donaghy, Thomas, author.

Contributor:

McCanney, Peter, illustrator.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Horses--Breeding--Greece--History--To 1500.

Horses.

Horses--Breeding--Iran--History--To 1500.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (239 p.)

Place of Publication:

Newcastle upon Tyne, [England] : Cambridge Scholars Publishing, 2014.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Although there are many publications which discuss the history of the ancient horse, few focus their attention on the origin and development of the various breeds. Most publications examine the horse's contribution to human history through its role as transport facilitator and military machine, and concentrate mainly on subjects such as the origin and development of chariot and cavalry equipment and changes in military tactics over time. This book examines what happened when humans took the ...

Contents:

TABLE OF CONTENTS; LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS; ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS; INTRODUCTION; PART I; CHAPTER ONE; CHAPTER TWO; CHAPTER THREE; CHAPTER FOUR; CHAPTER FIVE; CHAPTER SIX; CHAPTER SEVEN; CHAPTER EIGHT; CHAPTER NINE; PART II; CHAPTER TEN; CHAPTER ELEVEN; CHAPTER TWELVE; CHAPTER THIRTEEN; CHAPTER FOURTEEN; CHAPTER FIFTEEN; PART III; CHAPTER SIXTEEN; CHAPTER SEVENTEEN; CHAPTER EIGHTEEN; CHAPTER NINETEEN; CHAPTER TWENTY; CHAPTER TWENTY-ONE; CONCLUSION; ABBREVIATIONS; BIBLIOGRAPHY; INDEX

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-4438-6308-4

OCLC:

882778559