Horse Timeline

Timeline

2400 BCE
First use of war chariots in Mesopotamia.
2000 BCE
Domesticated horses introduced in Mesopotamia.
680 BCE
The tethrippon (four-horse chariot race) is added to the schedule of the Olympic Games.
408 BCE
The synoris (two-horse chariot race) was added to the schedule of the Olympic Games.
c. 400 BCE
The Roman cavalry is expanded to include riders who can pay for their own horse.
392 BCE
The horse owner Kyniska becomes the first woman to win a victor's crown at the Olympic Games.
356 BCE
Philip II of Macedon wins the horse race at the Olympic Games.
352 BCE
Philip II of Macedon wins the chariot race at the Olympic Games and retains the crown in 348 BCE.
104 BCE - 101 BCE
The War of the Heavenly Horses, general Li Guangli forces the city of Da Yuan (Alexandria Eschate) into tributary status.