Modern historians identify the Bronze Age in the Near East with the Ancient Period of Western Civilization history (c.3100 to c.1000 BCE), a period that begins in Egypt around 3100 BCE and in Mesopotamia around 3000 BCE. With the rise of civilizati
In Greece, the invasion of the Mycenaeans in the seventeenth century BCE brought a chariot-borne aristocracy to southeastern Europe. The Mycenaean Greeks were part of the larger Indo-European migrations who spread from their original location in th
In Greece, the invasion of the Mycenaeans in the seventeenth century BCE brought a chariot-borne aristocracy to southeastern Europe. The Mycenaean Greeks were part of the larger Indo-European migrations who spread from their original location in th
The art and science of fortification is older than the invention of writing, dating back to the Neolithic era. When humans began to live in larger communities, they began to safeguard their loved ones and material wealth through the means of ru
Perhaps no other single military invention is as closely associated with warfare during Ancient period in the Near East as the war chariot. Beginning as a four wheeled war wagon during the Mesopotamian Bronze Age, this war machine would eventually ev
The battle of Qadesh (sometimes Kadesh) is one of the oldest battles in world history where scholars have enough information to reconstruct the strategy, tactics, and equipment used by the belligerents, specifically the New Kingdom Egyptians and thei
The battle of Megiddo in 1457 BCE is the first battle in world history where modern scholars have an accurate depiction of the strategy, tactics, and logistics used by the ancient Egyptians against their northern neighbors for control of the strateg
The origin of organized violence in world history is usually associated with the region of the ancient Near East, a location that encompasses Egypt, the Levant, and Mesopotamia. There is little archaeological evidence of arms or armor that survive
