chariots
Horse-drawn battle vehicles
Chariots is the plural of chariot, a two-wheeled horse-drawn vehicle used in ancient warfare and racing.
Greek and Roman chariots carried warriors or competed in arenas.
The word now appears mostly in historical contexts or metaphorically: swing low, sweet chariot.
A chariot of fire suggests divine or transcendent conveyance.
Circular rotation devices
- spokesRods connecting hub to rim
- axleShaft for wheel rotation
- hubCentral connection point
- yokeCrosspiece binding draft animals
pole · platform · draught · harness · reins · traces · nave · rail
Ancient equestrian arena
- arenaVenue for contests
- stadiumLarge venue for spectators
- lapOne complete circuit
- circuitClosed electrical pathway
competitors · Ben-Hur · factions · greens · blues · crash · overturn · spectators
Greek solar deity
- ApolloSun deity, moonshot namesake
- sunEarth's primary star
- IndraVedic king of deities
- KrishnaEighth avatar of Vishnu
Mahabharata · Thor · Odin · Valkyries · Zeus · Pegasus · celestial · divine
Ancient Egypt's supreme rulers
- EgyptNortheastern African nation
- MesopotamiaTigris-Euphrates river region
- HittitesAncient Anatolian civilization
- AssyriansAncient Mesopotamian empire builders
bronze · archaeology · excavation · antiquity · hieroglyphs · frescoes · artifacts · Sumerians
Armed military engagement
- scythedCut with curved blade
- cavalryMounted military force
- archersPeople who shoot bows
- infantryGround combat troops
conquest · tactics · flanking · charge · Persians · Egyptians · Hittites · Assyrians
wheels
Circular rotation devices
yoke · pole · platform · draught · harness · reins · traces · nave · rail · wicker
hippodrome
Ancient equestrian arena
circuit · competitors · Ben-Hur · factions · greens · blues · crash · overturn · spectators · betting
Helios
Greek solar deity
Krishna · Mahabharata · Thor · Odin · Valkyries · Zeus · Pegasus · celestial · divine · gods
pharaohs
Ancient Egypt's supreme rulers
- EgyptNortheastern African nation
- MesopotamiaTigris-Euphrates river region
- HittitesAncient Anatolian civilization
Assyrians · bronze · archaeology · excavation · antiquity · hieroglyphs · frescoes · artifacts · Sumerians · tombs
battle
Armed military engagement
infantry · conquest · tactics · flanking · charge · Persians · Egyptians · Hittites · Assyrians · Celts
procession
Formal moving line
- coronationCeremony installing a sovereign
- pageantryElaborate ceremonial display
- paradeCeremonial public procession
ritual · pomp · regalia · royalty · monarchy · throne · triumph · festival · inauguration · nobility
- ancient worldancient Greece, ancient Rome, ancient Egypt, pyramids, pyramid
- Classical AntiquityAncient Greece, Ancient Rome, Greeks, Romans, Roman Empire
- Egyptian Antiquitiesmummies, sarcophagi, sarcophagus, canopic jars, scarabs
- antiquitiesancient coins, ancient relics, ancient artifacts, ancient pottery, ancient seals
- ancient armiesphalanx, legion, hoplites, heavy infantry, light infantry
- Ancient PersiaPersepolis, Cyrus the Great, Xerxes, Behistun inscription, satrap
chariotsautomobiles
Self-propelled road vehicles
spacecraft · spaceships · rockets · tanks · autonomous vehicles
chariotsfortresses
Fortified defensive structures
bunkers · defensive walls · ramparts · citadels · strongholds
chariotsoxcarts
Cattle-drawn cargo vehicles
wagons · sedan chairs · litters · palanquins · pack mules
- chariot racingCompetitive horse-drawn cart sprints
- chariot raceHorse-drawn vehicle competition
- chariot of fireBurning heavenly transport vehicle
- war chariotsArmed horse-drawn vehicles
- Roman chariotAncient Italian racing cart
- flying chariotAerial mythological transport