War

3 10, 2017

Early African warfare – mercenaries and catapults

By |2019-08-21T09:18:19-07:00October 3rd, 2017|Africa|Comments Off on Early African warfare – mercenaries and catapults

Early African warfare: Nubian archers in the Middle Kingdom (from the Nubian museum in Aswan, Egypt) The beginnings of war There has been fighting in Africa since the early Stone [...]

5 09, 2017

Roman wars and warfare – the Roman military

By |2018-04-25T10:26:45-07:00September 5th, 2017|Romans, War|Comments Off on Roman wars and warfare – the Roman military

Roman soldiers on the Column of Marcus Aurelius, Rome The Romans were (along with some Greek city-states) among the first people on Earth to pay their soldiers a regular salary so that they could be [...]

19 07, 2017

Greek hoplites and democracy – Classical Greece

By |2019-08-20T23:19:17-07:00July 19th, 2017|Greeks, War|Comments Off on Greek hoplites and democracy – Classical Greece

Greek hoplites and democracy - a Corinthian helmet from the 600s BC Hoplites needed armor When the Greek city-states turned to this new hoplite way of fighting, it meant that each man [...]

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