By the time of the great Ramesses II (or Ramses II), there were four military headquarters spread across the burgeoning Egyptian empire, each named after the god of the region while being commanded by the chosen senior officers of the army. This Egyptian army, in turn, was divided into thr...
The Egyptian military became one of the ancient world’s greatest fighting forces during the New Kingdom period (1550 B.C. - 1070 B.C.), but it did so using borrowed weapons technology. For much of its early history, Egypt relied on simple stone maces, wooden-tipped spears, axes and ...
The ancient Egyptian military, like all armies, was a product of the society that created it. Although it was not militarily innovative itself, Egyptian society could be very conservative. The Egyptian military readily adapted enemy weapons and technologies, becoming a powerhouse of the ancient worl...
in ranks of infantrymen eight rows deep who moved as a unit, protecting one another with shields and spears. The Greek soldier who fought in the phalanx was called a hoplite (named after his heavy circular shield, the hoplon) and his most effective weapon was his spear...
papyrus demonstrate an Egyptian level of knowledge of medicines that surpassed that of Hippocrates, who lived 1000 years later. Due to its practical nature and the types of trauma investigated, it is believed that the papyrus served as a textbook for the trauma that resulted from military battles...
The Egyptian armies of the Old Kingdom (c.2649—2134BC) and Middle Kingdom (c.2040—1640BC) fought primarily on foot and in massed ranks. Their soldiers were lightly equipped with shield, bow, spear and axe. The constant wars and invasions of the later dynasties brought with them the as...
The spear, or doru, was between six and 10 feet in length, tipped with a leaf-shaped iron spearhead, and with a bronze buttspike at the end to balance the weapon and allow it to be planted in the ground, if necessary. (The buttspike was also used by the rear ranks of soldiers in...
gold and salt trade, and he was known for his lavish spending, including a pilgrimage to Mecca. During his journey, he made a stop in Cairo, the capital of Egypt, where he spent such a significant amount of gold that it had a profound and almost devastating effect on the Egyptian ...
Military nations, however, never last very long. The larger the empire, the more men are needed for its defense and the more men there are in the army, the fewer can stay at home to work the farms and attend to the demands of trade. Within a few years, the Egyptian state had become...
Any Egyptian who desired to join the military was allowed. This made it ahighly sought afterjob for people who were tired of being farmers. Being a soldier came with many downsides since soldiers ran the risk of dying in battle. Though being a soldier was risky, a man whodistinguishedhimsel...