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The Politico-Economic Impact of the Horse on Old World Cultures
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Pita Kelekna
published on 02 May 2012 |
This overview examines the impact of horsepower on Old World society over the last 6,000 years. Analysis of man’s symbiosis with the domesticated horse necessarily takes the reader to regions remote from urban centers and pays special attention to mobile elements of nomadic society, too often deemed marginal or transitory. The discussion first grapples... [continue reading]
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2400 BCE
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2000 BCEDomesticated horses introduced in Mesopotamia.
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680 BCETHe tethrippon (four-horse chariot race) is added to the schedule of the Olympic Games.
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408 BCEThe synoris (two-horse chariot race) was added to the schedule of the Olympic Games.
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392 BCEThe horse owner Kyniska becomes the first woman to win a victor's crown at the Olympic Games.
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356 BCE
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352 BCE
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104 BCE - 101 BCEThe War of the Heavenly Horses, general Li Guangli forces the city of Da Yuan (Alexandria Eschate) into tributary status.
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