07-08-2013, 04:47 AM
A very interesting thread. mile:
The "nameless community" of the chariot's birth is now called Sintashta, Russia. The info in the time of King Wu was probably compiled in the Spring & Autumn Period, as this is not Emperor Wu Di but someone earlier. By the Three Kingdoms Period (corresponding to the Imperial Roman era), the use of chariots had diminished to the cavalry's favor... just as it had in the West. I don't think we'll find much detail in the Vedas for the usage/tactics of chariot warfare (they are religious texts), but there may be information in the Mitanni records which are the oldest Indo-European references to handling chariots.
Interesting, is the Chinese use of halbreds. Quite effective, I would think. The chariot is shown in historical context in several Chinese movies. Even The Three Kingdoms, which doesn't depict weapons accurately, does show a large chariot with a repeating and massive crossbow. Sort-of an ancient machine-gun.
I don't see any problems with reviewing earlier or corresponding weapons/tactics other than Roman here on RAT. Everything is connected. When a sword invented in China arrives in 1st Century Rome, we have to look at the route it took. :whistle:
The "nameless community" of the chariot's birth is now called Sintashta, Russia. The info in the time of King Wu was probably compiled in the Spring & Autumn Period, as this is not Emperor Wu Di but someone earlier. By the Three Kingdoms Period (corresponding to the Imperial Roman era), the use of chariots had diminished to the cavalry's favor... just as it had in the West. I don't think we'll find much detail in the Vedas for the usage/tactics of chariot warfare (they are religious texts), but there may be information in the Mitanni records which are the oldest Indo-European references to handling chariots.
Interesting, is the Chinese use of halbreds. Quite effective, I would think. The chariot is shown in historical context in several Chinese movies. Even The Three Kingdoms, which doesn't depict weapons accurately, does show a large chariot with a repeating and massive crossbow. Sort-of an ancient machine-gun.
I don't see any problems with reviewing earlier or corresponding weapons/tactics other than Roman here on RAT. Everything is connected. When a sword invented in China arrives in 1st Century Rome, we have to look at the route it took. :whistle:
Alan J. Campbell
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The Demon's Door Bolt (2011)
Forging the Blade (2012)
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member of Legio III Cyrenaica and the Uncouth Barbarians
Author of:
The Demon's Door Bolt (2011)
Forging the Blade (2012)
"It's good to be king. Even when you're dead!"
Old Yuezhi/Pazyrk proverb