Contents
List of illustrations vii
Acknowledgements ix
Abbreviations x
1 The origins and spread of Proto-Indo-European 1
2 The Kurgan theory and the taming of horses 28
3 Warfare in Western Eurasia in the third and early
second millennium BC 56
4 Chariot warfare, the beginning of militarism and its
Indo-European connection 109
5 The beginnings of militarism in temperate Europe 131
6 The beginning of militarism in Greece 176
7 The question of origins 217
Appendix: The chronological quandary 235
Bibliography of works cited 238
Index 275
