Many drivers were thrown from a broken or overturned chariot. They could then be trampled and killed by the charging horses, or get caught in the reins and dragged to their deaths. Given the ...

After reading about the four-wheeled ceremonial chariot discovered in Pompeii, learn about the ancient remains of horses being unearthed in Pompeii. Then, take a look at this elaborate shrine that ...

Archeology & ArtsRemains of ancient horses beside an Iron Age chariot. Ancient Celtic burials were regarded with great solemnity. A successful transition into the afterlife was of the utmost ...

The chariot was first and foremost a war machine, which changed the way war was waged. It was used in Mesopotamia, then in Asia Minor and Egypt and was the most powerful weapon of war. The horse ...

But it was a new way of harnessing the power and speed of horses that turned the ancient world on its head. About 4,000 years ago, steppe warriors invented the chariot. This modified cart ...

A newly discovered rectangular chariot and horse pit in Baoji, Northwest China's Shaanxi Province has provided key evidence that the Qin state had already established a tradition of chariot and horse ...