This book contends that Indo-European languages came to Greece, central Europe, southern Scandinavia and northern Italy no earlier than ca. 1600 BC, brought by the first military men whom Europeans had seen. That the Greek, Keltic, Italic and Germanic sub-groups of Indo-European originated in the middle of the second millennium BC is a controver
This book contends that Indo-European languages came to Greece, central Europe, southern Scandinavia and northern Italy no earlier than ca. 1600 BC, brought by the first military men whom Europeans had seen. That the Greek, Keltic, Italic and Germanic sub-groups of Indo-European originated in the middle of the second millennium BC is a controver
Robert Drews studied ancient history-Near Eastern, Greek and Roman-at the Johns Hopkins University and received his degree in 1960. For the next 45 years he taught the full slate of ancient history at Vanderbilt University, and became interested especially in the evolution of religion and of warfare. In the latter field his publications include Coming of the Greeks (1988), The End of the Bronze Age (1993) and Early Riders: The Beginnings of Mounted Warfare in Asia and Europe (2004).
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List of illustrations Acknowledgements Abbreviations 1 The Origins and Spread of Proto-Indo-European 2 The Kurgan Theory and the Taming of Horses 3 Warfare in Western Eurasia in the Third and Early Second Millennium BC 4 Chariot Warfare, the Beginning of Militarism, and its Indo-European Connection 5 The Beginnings of Militarism in Temperate Europe 6 The Beginning of Militarism in Greece 7 The Question of Origins Appendix: The Chronological Quandary Bibliography of Works Cited Index
List of illustrations Acknowledgements Abbreviations 1 The Origins and Spread of Proto-Indo-European 2 The Kurgan Theory and the Taming of Horses 3 Warfare in Western Eurasia in the Third and Early Second Millennium BC 4 Chariot Warfare, the Beginning of Militarism, and its Indo-European Connection 5 The Beginnings of Militarism in Temperate Europe 6 The Beginning of Militarism in Greece 7 The Question of Origins Appendix: The Chronological Quandary Bibliography of Works Cited Index
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