However, the momentum of the Hittite attack was already starting to wane, as the impending obstacles of such a large camp forced many Hittite charioteers to slow their attack ; some were killed in chariot crashes.

Although Habiru ( a Sumerian ideogram glossed as " brigand " in Akkadian ), and sometimes ( an Akkadian word ) had been reported in Mesopotamia from the reign of the Sumerian king, Shulgi of Ur III, their appearance in Canaan appears to have been due to the arrival of a new state based in Asia Minor to the north of Assyria based upon Maryannu aristocracy of horse drawn charioteers, associated with the Indo-Aryan rulers of the Hurrians, known as Mitanni.

The booty from Arahati included charioteers, who were brought to Hatti together with all their possessions.

A white charioteer ; part of a mosaic of the third century AD, showing four leading charioteers from the different colors, all in their distinctive gear.

The technique and clothing of Roman charioteers differed significantly from those used by the Greeks.

If, on the other hand, an infantry unit spread out to minimize the damage from arrows, they would lose the benefit of mutual protection and the charioteers could easily overrun them.

For the other charioteers, six actors with extensive experience with horses were flown in from Hollywood.

* 24 September: Britain sent 4 chariots and 12 charioteers from their Scottish base to Lunna Voe in the Shetlands to train in for operations among the Norwegian islands.

* 14 October: A British torpedo boat carrying two chariots and four charioteers sailed from Lunna Voe to Tevik Bay in Norway and put on land a man called Job to wait until a German ship came, but German aircraft found the torpedo boat and attacked.

* October or November: A British torpedo boat carrying two chariots and four charioteers went from Lunna Voe to Nordfjord in Norway and set on land a man to wait until a German ship came.

* 11 November: A British torpedo boat carrying two chariots and four charioteers sailed from Lunna Voe to Tevik Bay in Norway and set on land a man to wait until a German ship came to Askvoll harbour.

The Grecale launched the boats, which then carried the chariots and their charioteers and released them three miles from La Spezia harbour.

Although chariots appeared in greater numbers, infantry often defeated charioteers in battle.

So, by around 1700 BC, the Mesopotamian battle formation consisted of the shield wall and short-sword armed sliders in front, and the missile troops behind, with charioteers on the flanks.

Another important difference was that the charioteers themselves, the aurigae, were considered to be the winners, although they were usually also slaves ( as in the Greek world ).

Because of the association of Indo-Aryan with horsemanship and the Mitanni aristocracy, it is presumed that, after superimposing themselves as rulers on a native Hurrian-speaking population about the 15th-16th centuries BC, Indo-Aryan charioteers were absorbed into the local population and adopted the Hurrian language.

" The chariots did not win even their initial engagement with the Roman auxiliaries: " Meantime the enemy's cavalry had fled, and the charioteers had mingled in the engagement of the infantry.

The figures are in several poses including standing infantry and kneeling archers, as well as charioteers with horses.

Although the Adityas as a group are associated with Ṛta, being referred to as " the charioteers of Ṛta, dwelling in the home of Ṛta ", it is Varuna in particular who is identified as the " friend of Ṛta ".

During the reign of Chandragupta II, Gupta empire maintained a large army consisting of 500, 000 infantry, 50, 000 cavalry, 20, 000 charioteers and 10, 000 elephants along with a powerful navy with more than 1200 ships.

Aeschylus responds with the river Spercheios, Death, and two crashed chariots and two dead charioteers!

While the chariots of the gods are balanced and easier to control, other charioteers must struggle with their bad horse, which will drag them down to earth if it has not been properly trained.

However the cost was high with one submarine and one chariot lost and all but two charioteers captured.

The focus of the piece was the chariot race, which was filmed on a beach in New Jersey with local firemen playing the charioteers and the horses that normally pulled the fire wagons pulling the chariots.

* This left eight charioteers with two Chariots on Malta.

The charioteers did not manage to rendezvous with the motor boats but got ashore and met up with Italian partisans.

Unlike the other Olympic events, charioteers did not perform in the nude, probably for safety reasons because of the dust kicked up by the horses and chariots, and the likelihood of bloody crashes.

; Skeleton Chariots ( Core Units ): The pride of a Tomb King's army are his charioteers, entire armies of skeleton chariots have been seen, trampling weaker races in their wake.

The three charioteers attached to the chariots of Jagannatha, Balarama and Subhadra respectively are Daruka, Matali and Arjuna.

As the torpedo boat returned to Shetland it ditched the chariots because of bad weather, and it brought the charioteers back.

The ships had to unload their troops on the beach, as it was the only one suitable for many miles, yet the massed ranks of British charioteers and javeliners were making it impossible.

Adopting the color of their favorite charioteers was a way fans showed their loyalty to that particular racer or faction.

Although fans who went to the hippodrome cheered on their favorite charioteers, their loyalty appears to be to the color for which the charioteer drove more than for the individual driver.

In ages passed, the coastal plains of their realm were full of herds of noble steeds and racing charioteers.

The ships had to unload their troops on the beach, as it was the only one suitable for many kilometers, yet the massed ranks of British charioteers and javeliners were making it impossible.

Six hours later, for the only time, the British charioteers rode back to their mothership.

Chariots are also important in Hindu and Persian mythologies, in which deities are portrayed as charioteers.

The Ashvins are offspring of Surya and have been portrayed as charioteers, thus invoking and calling upon the Nature itself to nurture human beings.

By the 4th century BCE, chariotry had ceased to have military importance, replaced by cavalry everywhere ( except in the cultural backwater of Britannia where charioteers are not recorded as using bows ).

A few charioteers are all that remain of the ancient way of war of the Tiranoc nobility.

Also used by charioteers.

* The Chinese King Wuling of Zhao reforms the military of the State of Zhao by putting more emphasis on cavalry over charioteers.

Chariot races were a part of several Roman religious festivals, and on these occasions were preceded by a parade ( pompa circensis ) that featured the charioteers, music, costumed dancers, and images of the gods.

It was a relatively common infantry weapon, especially in its common Bronze Age variant known as the dagger-axe, although it was used by cavalry and charioteers as well.