Early Riders: The Beginnings of Mounted Warfare in Asia and Europe (Paperback)
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Short Description for Early Riders Examines the question of the origins of man's relations with the horse. This work questions the belief that on the Eurasian steppes men were riding in battle as early as 4000 BC, and suggests that it was not until around 900 BC that men were proficient enough to handle a bow, sword or spear while on horseback.
Full description- Publisher: ROUTLEDGE
- Published: 08 September 2008
- Format: Paperback 232 pages
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- Categories: Ancient History: To C 500 CE | Archaeology | Classical Greek & Roman Archaeology | Horses & Ponies
- ISBN 13: 9780415486804 ISBN 10: 0415486807
- Sales rank: 1,076,180
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Full description for Early Riders
In this wide-ranging and often controversial book, Robert Drews examines the question of the origins of man's relations with the horse. He questions the belief that on the Eurasian steppes men were riding in battle as early as 4000 BC, and suggests that it was not until around 900 BC that men anywhere - whether in the Near East and the Aegean or on the steppes of Asia - were proficient enough to handle a bow, sword or spear while on horseback.After establishing when, where, and most importantly why good riding began, Drews goes on to show how riding raiders terrorized the civilized world in the seventh century BC, and how central cavalry was to the success of the Median and Persian empires. Drawing on archaeological, iconographic and textual evidence, this is the first book devoted to the question of when horseback riders became important in combat. Comprehensively illustrated, this book will be essential reading for anyone interested in the origins of civilization in Eurasia, and the development of man's military relationship with the horse.
