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of horfes were liarnefled to the chariot by a feparatc 

 tcmo or pole. — When there were one pair — there was 

 only one temo. — When two or more yoke, tv/o or more 

 poles. In the firft cafe, the temo was fixed in the 

 middle of the axis as before-mentioned ; in the fecond 

 cafe, the two temones were io fixed as to leave two 

 fourths of the whole length between them, and one 

 fourth towards each end of the axis. There is in one 

 of Mr. Hamilton's drawings from the ancient Tufcan 

 mns and vafes, Plate 130, vol.1, an example of this 

 cafe, where each temo forms each fide of the frame of 

 the body of the chariot. When there were three pair 

 or yoke of horfes abreaft, of which alfo there are in- 

 ftances in the antique marbles, &c. there is fuppofed 

 to be three temones : you will in Zenophon read of 

 rsl^oi^vfJLOc ix Xitii^v cxjw, and oxjoi^v{/.oc. But you muft 

 not underftand that in all thefe inftances, and in all 

 cafes, the feveral yokes, or pair, were abreaft ; in 

 fome inftances, they were a-head of each other, with a 

 temone perpetuo. The length of the temo was ac- 

 commodated to the length of the horfes, leaving no 

 more fpace between the hind quarters of the horfe and 

 the chariot, than was fuflScient for the horfe to move 

 his hind legs clear of the carriage. 



The Carriage thus defcribed, the Body of the chariot 

 comes next under confideration : in the firft place, it is 

 clear that in the military equipage the body was not a 

 feparate diftinft part moveable, but fixed, and adlually 



a part 



