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Enjoy Ancient Warfare Magazine Vol II -5 - Warfare in the Ancient Near East
Ancient warfare ii.5, october/november 2008
Theme: warfare in the ancient near east
Introduction jasper oorthuys, 'introduction to the theme'.
The source: jona lendering, 'recording the ages'.
Mesopotamian historical documents are different from Greek and Roman sources and are not easy to read. however, they contain important information and belong to a scientific tradition that is interesting in its own right.
Theme: mark schwartz, 'warriors at the dawn of time'.
Illustrated by johnny shumate
The birth of warfare seems to be related to the birth of civilization itself. during the fourth millennium bc, in what is now southern iraq, the world's first civilization sprang from the fertile plains between the tigris and euphrates rivers. called mesopotamia by the ancient greeks, this region was the birthplace of the world's first cities, the first kings, the first writing system, the first wheel, the first temples, the first codified laws, and the first organized warfare.
Theme: konstantin nossov, 'sieges in relief'.
Between the 9th and 7th centuries bc, the assyrian empire was at the height of its power, terrorizing the countries of the near east. the numerous military campaigns were immortalized by its kings in the reliefs that decorated their palaces. today they are an invaluable source of information about the wars of that time and region, in particular about the siege techniques of the assyrians and the fortification of the ancient near east.
Theme: sidney dean, 'clash of chariots'.
Illustrated by igor dzis and andrew brozyna.
The battle of megiddo, fought by egyptian forces under the command of pharaoh thutmose iii against a coalition of canaanite city-states, is the first battle recorded in detail by contemporary chroniclers.
Features
The warrior: blanka misic, 'roman intelligence gathering in the east'.
Illustrated by graham sumner.
At the height of its power, the roman eastern frontier stretched from armenia to arabia, covering a wide variety of landscapes and cultures. for a long time this region had been a focus of conflict between two great empires: the roman and the parthian. their intermittent warfare led them not only to perfect their powerful armies, but also to develop innovative methods of intelligence gathering.
Special: pawel grysztar, 'life in retirement'.
In the era of the principate, veterans - in the roman sense: retired soldiers - had ceased to be a problem and in fact became one of the most important factors for the development and romanization of the empire. what happened in the meantime?
The siege: duncan campbell, 'between rome and parthia'.
Illustrated by andrew brozyna.
Few cities in the near east remained out of roman control for long. the so-called client kingdoms of syria and arabia were gradually absorbed by the empire. even dura europus, on the lower euphrates, was in roman hands for nearly a century. but further away, between the tigris and the euphrates, the desert city of hatra jealously guarded its independence.
Be a general: murray dahm, 'oral traditions of teaching warfare'.
Illustrated by andrew brozyna.
In the greek and roman worlds, military knowledge was traditionally passed from father to son or from older relatives who had served "in the wars". we know almost no details of this practice and are forced to rely on what was written. fortunately for us, literature since homer has focused on wars and armed conflict, so there is plenty to read and absorb.
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