During the century of foreign humiliation known as the Second Intermediate Period, the Egyptians studied their enemy closely and built up an arsenal of deadly new weapons based on the Syrian designs. When Ahmose I liberated and reunited Egypt, he became the first pharaoh of the New Kingdom, a...
the Hyksos peoples of Palestine took advantage of this instability and invaded Egypt around 1640BC. They ruled Egypt for over 200 years and brought with them striking advances in weapon making, particularly the use of metal in the manufacture of swords and edged weapons. ...
copper-tipped spears and bows with flint or obsidian arrows. Soldiers were protected by large wooden shields and didn’t wear armor due to the desert heat. Forces were raised by conscription when needed to fend off small-scale raids form groups like the Libyans. In battle, a signature...
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the appearance of his mummyproves that he died a violent death when about 40 years of age. Two or three men, whether assassins or soldiers, must have surrounded and despatched him before help was available," Maspero wrote in volume four of his 1901 book, "History of Egypt, Chaldea, Syria...
Mostsoldierscame from the lower classes, and the job had little prestige. Soldiers usedmany kinds of weaponsincluding cudgels, daggers, spears, shields and maces. The most common weapon, however, was the bow and arrow. At this time, the Egyptians used a single-arched bow which was hard to...
The semi-professional kingdom soldiers were also accompanied by a host of other light infantry divisions. These conscripts were armed with different kinds of weapons, like spears, small axes, and short swords. One such common Egyptian weapon was the short sword design that had a dagger-like sha...
One of the unique features of the shield was the way it was held. The handle was at the edge of the shield supported by a leather strap in the center. It was this technique that allowed the soldiers to freely move their arms during battle. ...
Weapons Used by the Egyptian Warriors Egptian warriors in the infantry would often be armed with typical weapons of the time, from swords and shields to bows and arrow, to spears. The chariot soldiers would be armed in a similar way but more likely to carry spears and bows as their main ...
do not know how exactly Tutankhamun died as his mummy is far too fragile to examine and no stories recount it. Among the riches found in his tomb were golden shrines, jewellery, statues, a chariot, weapons and clothing. Tutankhamun’s golden burial mask was one of the most magnificent ...