04-04-2011, 09:23 AM
Salve,
has anyone read this book from Osprey on the Eastern Mediterranean Bronze Age Warrior 1600-1100 BC?
I skimmed through it while at Barnes and Noble, admired mr Rava illustratrative plates - although I think there are errors when comes to the 'Bronze Age' bits (metal or organic parts of the bridle inside and around the horse's mouth) shown in these fine, colorful and spirited images. Three plates depict chariot horses (and one ridden horse in one of them) and I read the text about these plates, had no time to read the rest. In the bibliography no reference to mr Azzaroli (finest book on the ancient mounted warfare, at times a bit dated perhaps) or dr Anthony and his wife Dorcas Brown on the chariot warfare and horses etc on the Bronze Age, but there was reference to Littauer et al work on the chariots (very fine work indeed).
Obviously the depiction of a mounted warrior armed with spear and sword, and protected by a large shield, cuirass and helmet astride a riding horses covered with a shabraque must be very controversial, but perhaps not improbable around 1200-1100 BC in Greece and Anatolia, in some proximity to the warrior horse-ridding cultures of the Eurasian steppe.
I found no discussion on horses and horse training in this book, but then I just skimmed through.
Any thoughts, good gents?
has anyone read this book from Osprey on the Eastern Mediterranean Bronze Age Warrior 1600-1100 BC?
I skimmed through it while at Barnes and Noble, admired mr Rava illustratrative plates - although I think there are errors when comes to the 'Bronze Age' bits (metal or organic parts of the bridle inside and around the horse's mouth) shown in these fine, colorful and spirited images. Three plates depict chariot horses (and one ridden horse in one of them) and I read the text about these plates, had no time to read the rest. In the bibliography no reference to mr Azzaroli (finest book on the ancient mounted warfare, at times a bit dated perhaps) or dr Anthony and his wife Dorcas Brown on the chariot warfare and horses etc on the Bronze Age, but there was reference to Littauer et al work on the chariots (very fine work indeed).
Obviously the depiction of a mounted warrior armed with spear and sword, and protected by a large shield, cuirass and helmet astride a riding horses covered with a shabraque must be very controversial, but perhaps not improbable around 1200-1100 BC in Greece and Anatolia, in some proximity to the warrior horse-ridding cultures of the Eurasian steppe.
I found no discussion on horses and horse training in this book, but then I just skimmed through.
Any thoughts, good gents?
bachmat66 (Dariusz T. Wielec)
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