A wide-ranging account of horse-riding and horse-rearing in Central Asia, Europe and the Greek world. Using archaeology, iconographic and textual evidence, Drews shows when horseback riding began, when riders became secure enough to handle a weapon.
Changes in Warfare and the Catastrophe ca. 1200 B.C. - Third Edition
The book explores the catastrophic end of the Bronze Age in the twelfth century B.C., highlighting the widespread destruction of major Eastern Mediterranean cities and the collapse of several kingdoms, including the Levantine, Hittite, Trojan, and Mycenaean. Robert Drews challenges conventional theories by introducing a military explanation for this historical calamity, suggesting that warfare played a crucial role in the upheaval that led to a prolonged dark age lasting over four centuries.
When did the Indo-Europeans enter the lands that they occupied during historical times? And, more specifically, when did the Greeks come to Greece? Robert Drews brings together the evidence--historical, linguistic, and archaeological--to tackle these important questions.