Not long ago his own charioteer was slain in battle, and there is none equal unto the one slain that can act as my brother's charioteer.
The Greeks even personified the sun as a divine charioteer driving his fiery steeds over the steep of heaven, until he bathed them at evening in the western waves.
The charioteer, however, without taking any note of the force of those arrows, continued to go along the right.
They drove as competing charioteers on the race-course.
They usually carried two warriors, both standing, and the charioteer, or driver, was generally the companion or friend, and not the servant, of the fighters who stood behind him.
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There have been interesting examples in this country: the grave of a femalecharioteerwas excavated last year.
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Sargon claims to have lost only onecharioteer, two horsemen and three couriers on this occasion.
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The chariots generally crash and the charioteers are injured.
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He caught up with him, but was reluctant to face him until hischarioteerchided him for cowardice.
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He was the onlycharioteerto win the diversium twice in one day.
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Hischarioteersat on a thick rope net connecting the platform to the horses.
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He does not want to become acharioteerlike his foster father, and chooses to become a warrior.
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Charioteers wrapped the reins around their bodies in order to use their body weight to better control the horses.
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However, often after a crash the charioteers were unable to release themselves in time.
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It is armored, but also cut off - acharioteerfights alone.
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It is considered to be the "auriga virtutum" or thecharioteerof the virtues.
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Thecharioteeris taken from a fake coin.
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Two episodes involving charioteers were added into the plain account of the heroic chariot race.
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Racing was perilous, but charioteers were among the most celebrated and well-compensated athletes.
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The entire gold idol (including thecharioteer, chariot and horses) was placed on a pit that was 15 feet deep and filled with gold coins.
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