Trojan priest Laocoön. While questioning Sinon, the Trojan priest Laocoön guesses the plot and warns the Trojans, in Virgil’s famous line Timeo Danaos et dona ferentes (“I fear Greeks, even those bearing gifts”), Danai (acc Danaos) or Danaans (Homer’s name for the Greeks) being the ones who had built the Read more…
The Greeks, pretending to desert the war, sailed to the nearby island of Tenedos, leaving behind Sinon, who persuaded the Trojans that the horse was an offering to Athena (goddess of war) that would make Trojans impregnable. Despite the warnings of Laocoön and Cassandra, the horse was taken inside the Read more…
9th century. The Viking era stretches from AD 800 to AD 1050. When the Norwegians populated Iceland, in the 9th century, they brought with them horses and other domestic animals. When did the Vikings start riding horses? They detected the mutation in samples of two English horses from 850 — Read more…
During its height, the Persian Empire covered modern-day Iran, Egypt, and Turkey, along with parts of Afghanistan and Pakistan. The most recognizable Persian horse breeds still around today are the Asil Arabian, Caspian, Turkmen, Kurdish, Tchenarani, Darashouri, and Bakhtiari. Are there horses in Iran? The Persian Arabian, Caspian, Turkemen, Dareshuri, Read more…
Students often learn in history class that the Spaniards brought horses to the New World in the 1500s, but the fossil record shows horses actually originated in North America at least 55 million years ago and roamed the continent before becoming extinct at the end of the last Ice Age, Read more…
For a nomadic people like the Persians, the horse had a significant practical and symbolic purpose and the importance of horses among the Iranian nobility is evidenced by the fact that many of them bore names compounded with the Old Persian word aspa – ‘horse’. Did Persians use horses in Read more…
It is typical of the northern Peruvian regions of the country from which it originated. Trujillo city is considered the cradle of typical Peruvian Horses. Peruvian Paso. Traits Distinguishing features Gaited, Spanish conformation Breed standards North American Peruvian Horse Association Equus ferus caballus Are horses native to Peru? While horses Read more…
The two cultures mingled and Cyrus expanded his empire. One thing he took from the Medes and embraced as his own was their great horse, the Nisean (Niceaen). Magnificent animals, white stallions pulled Cyrus’ personal chariot and the sacred chariot dedicated to the Persian god Ahura Mazda. Why did the Read more…
Persian Horses: Ancient Persia was known to have had the world’s best horse breed, which is still recognized today. The Persian Empire comprised modern-day Iran, Turkey, and Egypt and had horse breeds such as the Caspian, Bakhtiari, Kurdish, Tchenarani, and Asil Arabian. Did the Persians use horses? For a nomadic Read more…
The Peruvian Horse is a breed of light saddle horse known for its smooth ride. It is distinguished by a natural, four-beat, lateral gait called the paso llano. Peruvian Paso. Other names Peruvian Country of origin Peru Traits Distinguishing features Gaited, Spanish conformation Breed standards Are horses native to Peru? Read more…