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but also by the region known as Upper Macedonia, a fact in 

 complete harmony with the evidence of Herodotus, that in the 

 fifth century B.c. all the peoples south of the Danube had 

 discarded the war-chariot, which was only retained owing to 



FIG. 88. Head of one of the Horses of the Quadriga from the Mausoleum 

 at Halicarnassus.' 



the small size of their horses by the people north of that 

 river. 



The conquests of Philip and his great son must have done 

 much to improve the native Macedonian horses. The former 

 became master of Thessaly and the Thessalian horses, whilst 

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