xiv THE HORSE IN HISTORY 



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Roman soldier about to adjust "stocking" used in 

 place of shoes ..... 45 



From Richard Berenger's " The History and Art of Horse- 

 manship." 



Roman soldier about to mount on off side . . 45 



From Richard Berenger's "The History and Art of Horse- 

 manship." 



A Mauritanian horseman, showing how the Mauritanians 



and Humidians rode without saddle or bridle . 45 



From Richard Berenger's " The History and Art of Horse- 

 manship. " 



Alexander the Great on horseback, about 338 B.C. 



The figure is believed to represent Bucephalus . 55 

 From a bronze in the British Museum. 



Persians fighting with elephants against the Romans, 

 about the time of Pyrrhus, 280 B.C. This picture 

 has been wrongly attributed to Raphael . ' . 63 



From an engraving. 



Caligula on horseback. About 37 A.D. ',**' . 79 



From a figure in the British Museum. 



Bayeux tapestry supposed to represent the Battle of 



Hastings, 1066 . .,,.. .109 



Statue of Colleoni by Verrocchio in Venice . . 203 



From a photo by R. Anderson, Rome. 



Van Dyck's famous picture of Charles I. on horseback 



in the National Gallery, London . . .225 



From a photo by Franz Hanfstsengl. 



