Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun The art of charioteering.
  • noun The soldiers who fought from chariots.

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Examples

  • In the chariotry age, New Kingdom pharoahs like Rameses were portrayed as archers, which is indicative.

    Bowmen in medieval Wales Carla 2009

  • The use of horses as 'battle taxis' is interesting, because it parallels the question of Homeric chariotry, and whether it is the Mycenaeans, Homer, or us who don't understand chariot warfare.

    Horses in seventh-century England Carla 2008

  • Bronze Age documents tend to refer to the army as “the infantry and the chariotry,” but that over-simplifies.

    The Trojan War Barry Strauss 2006

  • The Greeks were not deficient in chariot tactics, but their chariotry faced practical limitations.

    The Trojan War Barry Strauss 2006

  • Bronze Age documents tend to refer to the army as “the infantry and the chariotry,” but that over-simplifies.

    The Trojan War Barry Strauss 2006

  • The Greeks were not deficient in chariot tactics, but their chariotry faced practical limitations.

    The Trojan War Barry Strauss 2006

  • There was only one problem with this attractive theory: no items related to horses, chariotry, or cavalry were found in any of the buildings.

    The Bible Unearthed Israel Finkelstein 2001

  • There was only one problem with this attractive theory: no items related to horses, chariotry, or cavalry were found in any of the buildings.

    The Bible Unearthed Israel Finkelstein 2001

  • There was only one problem with this attractive theory: no items related to horses, chariotry, or cavalry were found in any of the buildings.

    The Bible Unearthed Israel Finkelstein 2001

  • There was only one problem with this attractive theory: no items related to horses, chariotry, or cavalry were found in any of the buildings.

    The Bible Unearthed Israel Finkelstein 2001

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