William J. Hamblin

Warfare in the Ancient Near East to 1600 BC

Holy Warriors at the Dawn of History

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Produktbeschreibung

The only book available that covers this subject, "Warfare in the Ancient Near East" is a groundbreaking and fascinating study of ancient near Eastern military history from the Neolithic era to the middle Bronze Ages. Drawing on an extensive range of textual, artistic and archaeological data, William J. Hamblin synthesizes current knowledge and offers a detailed analysis of the military technology, ideology and practices of Near Eastern warfare. Paying particular attention to the earliest known examples of holy war ideaology in Mesopotamia and Egypt, Hamblin focuses on: * recruitment and training of the infantry * the logistics and weaponry of warfare * the shift from stone to metal weapons * the role played by magic * narratives of combat and artistic representations of battle * the origins and development of the chariot as military transportation * fortifications and siegecraft *developments in naval warfare. Beautifully illustrated, including maps of the region, this book is essential for experts and non-specialists alike.

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Beautifully illustrated, with maps of the region and drawing on an extensive range of textual, artistic and archaeological data, this is the only book that covers ancient Near Eastern military history from the Neolithic era to the middle Bronze Ages.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Routledge
• Seitenzahl: 546
• Erscheinungstermin: 23. Februar 2006
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 240mm x 161mm x 34mm
• Gewicht: 979g
• ISBN-13: 9780415255882
• ISBN-10: 0415255880
• Artikelnr.: 22408102

Autorenporträt

William J. Hamblin is Associate Professor at Brigham Young University, Utah. He has written and taught on both the ancient near east and on the same region in the middle ages.

Inhaltsangabe

1. The Neolithic Age and the Origin of Warfare {to c. 3000} 2. Early Dynastic Mesopotamia {3500
2334} 3. The Akkadian Empire {2334
2190} 4. The Neo
Sumerian Period {2190
2004} 5. War
Carts and Chariots 6. Middle Bronze Mesopotamia {c. 2000
1600} 7. Warfare in the Age of Mari 8. Mesopotamian Siegecraft 9. Syria and Lebanon 10. Canaan 11. Anatolia 12. Pre
Dynastic and Early Dynastic Egypt {3500
2687} 13. Old Kingdom Egypt {2687
2181} 14. Warfare during the Old Kingdom 15. First Intermediate Period Egypt {2190
2061} 16. Middle Kingdom Egypt {2061
1786} 17. The Military System of the Middle Kingdom 18. Early Second Intermediate Period Egypt {1786
1667}