Sunday, July 14, 2013

Chariots in Ancient Europe

The chariot, probably invented in the Near East, became one of the most innovative weaponry in Bronze Age warfare. It seems that the Achaeans adopt the chariot for use in warfare in the late 16th century BC as attested in some gravestones as well as seal and ring. The use of the chariot was more likely diffused in the Greek mainland from the Near East after the Middle Bronze Age as a result of the Central and East Europe migration flows and Achaeans' trade contacts with those regions.

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