Greek Reporter

Luwian and Aramean People Mastered Horses Long Before the Assyrians

A new study reveals that the first true cavalry emerged among the Luwian and Aramean states, predating the Assyrian Empire by ...
La Brújula Verde

Archaeological evidence places the origin of cavalry in the Aramean and Luwian states of the Iron Age, half a century before the Assyrians

For centuries, the image of the powerful Assyrian army with its war chariots and horsemen has dominated our understanding of ...
Greek Reporter

Luwian and Aramean people

A new study challenges the long-accepted belief that the Assyrian Empire pioneered cavalry in the ancient Near East. The research argues that mounted horses warfare first took shape among the Luwian ...