A query from Richard Lockwood:
"Do you happen to know if the chariot wheels of the Syrian-Cannaanites -
and so I assume the Mitanni/Egyptian/Hittites - had...
... Egyptian ones generally had leather tyres - going by the surviving examples in eg Tutakhamun's tomb. I would guess the others were the same. cheers, Duncan...
By rim casing do you mean tyre? Completely different technology. 'Celtic' La Tene tyres are iron hoops, shrunk-on when hot. They contract and hold the wheel...
... together. ... metal ... Do tell how. Also what are the accepted dates for the EBA, MBA and LBA? Nik Gaukroger "Sacrificing minions: Is there any problem it...
... LBA wheels have the interesting construction that they are made of 'V' shaped bits of wood bound together - each piece forming half of two spokes, and the...
... Iron ... consolidated ... It differs according to area and discipline; in *very* broad terms, the EBA in Mesopotamia is roughly the third millennium BC,...
Is this version any different than "Alexander: The Director's Cut?" ... From: ancmed@yahoogroups.com [mailto:ancmed@yahoogroups.com]On Behalf Of Danny Weitz ...
... Iron ... consolidated ... of 'V' ... They're later set into a simple tubular one. The big difference is that the nave ('hub') isn't lathe-turned like...
Probably; it runs about three hours on 2 Blu-ray disks ... From: Tahmassebi, Stefan To: ancmed@yahoogroups.com Sent: Thursday, November 01, 2007 10:24 AM ...
One part of the battlefield that interest me was the height of the river bank that the phalanx charged-up. Was it a river or a stream and was it really that...
Certainly there is a great deal of speculation, but there is also a lot of serious work as well. For example, Given the way the language changed over the...
The trouble with comparing the state of a river today with that same river at the time of Issos is that the battle was a long time ago! The current river will...
Old Glory has just released 15mm war wagons for the Polish renaissance line. Although I have no idea what they look like. I wouldn't be surprised, though, if...
... It would be worth looking for signs of changes in river's course over time, which may give a clearer idea of where it flowed at the time of the battle and...
Howdy, Just finished Tutankhamun's Armies by John Coleman Coleman Darnell and Colleen Manassa, so thought I'd offer a few comments: First, there's actually...
Since the Taborites were a subsect of the Hussites I'd suspect that these models would do for the Hussite Wars. Worth a look anyway. James Editor- Historical...
TRAVELMED: IN THE HEART OF UNDERGROUND NAPLES (ANSAmed) - NAPLES, OCTOBER 24 - Neapolis, centre of the Mediterranean. This is evident in the archaeological...
READINGMED: MEDIEVAL CUISINE, A BREW OF FOOD AND HISTORY (by Enrica Piovan) (ANSAmed) - ROME, OCTOBER 11 - In the Middle Ages, the Mediterranean was a divided...
Dear Members, Holy Hack Second Edition is finished and will be released at Fall In! 2007. Travel back to the exciting days of Old Testament times reenacting in...
Well,I've finally found time to see the second disk in the extended blu-ray version of Alexander narrated by Robert Lane Fox. The battle scene against the...
I almost passed out when I saw the price of this book! You can get it however, at Barnes and Noble for a mere $320 if you are a B&N member ($25) annual fee! ...
... I understand commences on December 5th this year?? All he has to do is drop heavy hints to his partner or mother!! Jim, on the other hand will have to win...
