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Chariots and Other Wheeled Vehicles in Italy before the Roman Empire presents evidence for transport by wheeled vehicle in Italy before the Roman Imperial period, the beginning of which is often thought to be marked by Augustuss conquest of Egypt in 30 BC. The study begins with a glossary of technical terms and with evidence for roads and the animals that were used in draught. The major part is concerned with the vehicles themselves twowheeled chariots and carts and fourwheeled wagons their construction, the ways in which their draught animals were harnessed and controlled, and the uses to which the equipages were put. A wide range of evidence is drawn upon including figured documents such as architectural terracotta, stone reliefs, vase and wall paintings; bronze and terracotta models and the remains of actual vehicles, in a few cases accompanied by their harness teams recovered from tombs, primarily from central and northern Italy of the eighth and seventh centuries BC onwards. The concluding chapter looks at the history of wheeled vehicles in Italy before the Roman Imperial period. It traces local, Italic characteristics and possible foreign influences, and assesses the relative economic and social importance of the different kinds of wheeled vehicles and of other means of land transport by pack and riding animals. In appendices the vehicles depicted in socalled Situla Art and the 'Celtic chariot' are discussed. Lavishly illustrated with over 170 plates and figures, this book is important for the history of transport, technology and draught.Table of ContentsI. IntroductionII. Background to the enquiry1. Terrain and roads2. Draught animalsIII. Chariots1. Types and body2. Axle3. Wheels4. Traction system5. Harnessing6. Control7. UseIV. Carts1. Types and body2. Axle3. Wheels4. Traction system5. Harnessing6. Control7. UseV. Wagons1. Body2. Axle3. Wheels4. Traction system5. Harnessing6. Control7. UseVI. Concluding remarksAppendices1. Wheeled vehicles in Situla Art2. The 'Celtic chariot'
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