The roads and railroads, vehicles, and modes of travelling, of ancient and modern countries; with accounts of bridges, tunnels, and canals, in various parts of the world .. (1839)
London : J.W. Parker · leaf 248
en pierced with an arrow. Theancient chariots were open at the hack, and without aseat. They were regarded as the most valuable part of anarmys equipment in very ancient times; and seem tohave been most chiefly in use, before that of cavalry ormounted horsemen. Their use was confined to the… … 2=« 5 Ancient picture of a Grecian Chariot. The Eoman, contending at the Olympic games withfive horses yoked abreast to his chariot, is given in theannexed cut. AVith the later Greeks, and with the Romans, chariots 236 MODERN VEHICLES. were chiefly used at the races of the Olympic games hGreece.
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