History Project. I am going to focus on the differences between military systems between the Hittites, Phoenicians, Assyrians, Chaldeans and Persians

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In ancient times land was divided into many different areas, each area led by its own leader and inhabited by its own people. All of these people had different cultures, structure of government, trading system, art, religion and military system. Even though some countries are located near each other, their culture, beliefs and ways of doing certain things varied. In this essay, I am going to focus on the differences between military systems between the Hittites, Phoenicians, Assyrians, Chaldeans and Persians.

Countries were at constant war. It was the time when nations were forced to develop their own military systems in order to keep peace in their own land or invade new land if necessary. They had to improve their warfare tactics and establish a well-organized and structured army. This gave rise to new advanced weaponry and cunning warfare tactics. Different nations and people came up with new inventions and ideas, which gave them a head start when going to battle with their enemies.

The Hittites are well known for their strategic thinking and using situations for their own benefit. They were people who once lived in what is now modern Turkey and the northern part of Syria. Due to their inconvenient location they were at constant war with their neighbouring countries, which required them to have a strong and well-built army. According to many sources, the Hittites were the first to use iron in spears, swords, shields and armour. This gave them a good position in battles, since they had the advantage of state-of-the-art weaponry.

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Much can be said about the Hittites’ army through the artworks and scrolls that are remained. Through the survived pieces of art we can somehow imagine what the soldiers of that time looked like. The same applies also for the other people; armies and the uniforms they wore during those times can be seen through different scrolls or paintings that can still be found from various museums etc.

Unlike the Hittites, Phoenicians, however, fought their battles in water instead of land. Their competition with the Greeks about their trade and colonies led to the construction of many ships ...

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