THE HORSE. 9 



the lands because the ancient inhabitants of the country 

 were strong in chariots of iron. The Philistines, in their 

 war against Saul, had 30,000 chariots and 6000 horsemen. 

 David having taken 1000 chariots of war from Hadadezer, 

 King of Syria, hamstrung the horses, and burned 900 

 chariots. During the latter periods of the Jewish mo- 

 narchy Palestine abounded in horses. 



In 1 Kings, chap. iv., it is stated that Solomon had 

 40,000 stalls of horses for his chariots, and 12,000 horse- 

 men. 



Cyntacus, a King of Ethiopia, entered Egypt at the 

 head of 100,000 cavalry; and from that period to Balak- 

 lava, and from it to the last battle in modern history, 

 horses in greater or less numbers have shared in the 

 dangers of war. 



In many instances the history of an individual horse 

 forms part and parcel of the history of his rider : accord- 

 ingly we learn that Bucephalus (so called because his head 

 resembled that of a bull, Bov Are<aXo?), when thirty 

 years old, saved the life of Alexander the Great, who, 

 in remembrance, built a city which he called after his 

 name. 



We are, moreover, taught in our schools, that the Em- 

 peror C. Caligula, as an especial honour to his favourite 

 horse, not only created him a high-priest and consul, but 

 caused him to live in marble apartments, in which he 



