World history-Ancient age-Middle East kingdoms

[deathtoislam1000]

israel was not ruled by "judges" its the same word in Hebrew but its meaning is different

they were something like military heroes that came only in time of need and their goal was to keep all the people of the tribes and the lands of israel safe

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According to modern tests, the body armor, helmet, and shield of the Assyrians would have provided excellent protection against firearms until Napoleon. If the dispersion of field formations, inaccuracy of early firearms, and rates of fire are considered, the Assyrian soldier would have been safer on a battlefield in the 18th century than on an Ancient Near Eastern one. Source: Richard A. Gabriel and Karen S. Metz. "From Sumer to Rome: The Military Capabilities of Ancient Armies."

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The prototype of a modern soldier's equipment (helmet, body armor, boots [a particular Assyrian innovation], and backpack) was invented by ancient armies and disappeared for almost 1,000 years after the fall of the Roman Empire.

The killing power of an ancient composite bow (i.e. the accuracy, force, distance, and speed of deployment) was not matched until the introduction of the Prussian needle gun in 1871.

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After Rome fell, no army exceeded this area until the American Civil War, when the use of railroads made troop movements easier.

In terms of efficiency of organization, no military staff (i.e. administrators, logistic officers and engineers) would reach the proficiency of the Assyrian or Roman military staffs until the German general staff of the 1870's.

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In a climate such as the Middle East, a soldier would need 3,402 calories a day and 70 grams of protein to sustain him, in addition to 9 quarts of water.

A ration of 3 pounds of wheat daily (or 150,000 pounds daily for a field army) would only provide 2,205 calories daily, insufficient for the needs of a soldier. The "strategic mobility" of the Assyrian army, or their ability to project their military force over a given area, was 375,000 square miles.

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After the fall of Rome, it was not until Napoloen's re-institution of conscription that armies of such a size would be mustered. The Assyrians were the first to invent large cavalry squadrons. A special logistics branch, the Musarkisus, was created to keep the army supplied with horses. It was able to obtain 3,000 horses a month for military use. Once again, it was not until Napoleon that such large amounts of horses would be systematically procdured for the army

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Assyrian Military Facts

Select excerpts from Karen Metz's "From Sumer to Rome".

In the 8th century B.C., when the entire Assyrian army included 150,000-200,000 men, a combat field army of 50,000 men would be equal to 5 modern American heavy divisions, or 8 Soviet field divisions. When arrayed for battle, a field army occupied an area of 2,500 yards (almost 1.5 miles) across and 100 yards deep.

[acerfucker]

this vid contians alot of historical mistakes and some empires and states are not mentioned such as Assyria which it was the greatest in the near east ruling from the persian borders of the east to the mediterranean sea of the west a totall area with a huge size in a period of time that it was so ancient ,there was no mechines like cars to move .

[sssssjjjj1]

PERSIA IS MODERN IRAN DUMBASS. IF YOU HAVEN'T LEARNED THAT AND YOU ARE AN ADULT, I'M SORRY BUT THAT SHOULD SHOW YOU THAT YOU ARE GETTING A SLAVES EDUCATION.

[israelmaven1]

intersting but too slow. check out our histoy version, comic style

[imrichyournot]

Yes! Of course! The great nation of Frigia!

[sikunt99]

wheres assyrians?

[melbourneopera]

?? Rome invaded in Israel and made it a Clinte State before Jesus was born.......The 70AD Rome invasion was b/cos of the rebellion of Israeli... and then This nation was no more til 1948..

[NawrozNawrozi]

nice