Armies of the Ancient Near East, 3000 B. C. To 539 B. C. : Organisation, Tactics, Dress and Equipment

✍ Scribed by Nigel Stillman, Nigel Tallis

• Publisher: Wargames Research Group
• Year: 1984
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 210
• Edition: First Edition
• Category: Library

✦ Table of Contents

Front Cover......Page 1
Armies of the Ancient Near East 3,000 BC to 539 BC......Page 3
INTRODUCTION......Page 4
CONTENTS......Page 5
EGYPT......Page 7
NUBIA......Page 15
SUMER AND AKKAD......Page 17
THE OLD BABYLONIAN AND OLD ASSYRIAN KINGDOMS 1894·1595 BC......Page 22
MITANNI AND MESOPOTAMIA 1600 TO 1200 Be......Page 25
ASSYRIA......Page 28
CANAAN AND SYRIA 3200· 1700 BC......Page 34
THE HYKSOS......Page 35
CANAAN AND SYRIA 1700 - 1200 BC......Page 36
THE HEBREWS......Page 38
PHOENICIA AND CYPRUS 1200-539 BC......Page 40
THE HITTITE EMPIRE......Page 41
THE SEA PEOPLES......Page 44
THE NEO-HITTITES AND ARAMAEANS......Page 45
URARTU......Page 48
ELAM......Page 49
THE AEGEAN......Page 50
EGYPT......Page 55
THE LIBYANS AND NUBIANS......Page 60
THE OLD BABYLONIAN AND OLD ASSYRIAN KINGDOMS 1894-1595 B.C.......Page 61
THE ASSYRIANS......Page 62
THE BABYLONIANS......Page 64
CANAAN AND SYRIA; from the Hyksos to Solomon......Page 65
HITTITE TACTICS......Page 66
THE NEO-HITTITES AND ARAMAEANS......Page 67
THE MINOANS AND MYCENAEANS......Page 68
THE MOUNTAIN KINGDOMS......Page 69
THE NOMADS......Page 70
MAJOR BATTLES OF THE PERIOD......Page 71
1. PREDYNASTIC EGYPTIAN WARRIOR......Page 93
5. MIDDLE KINGDOM EGYPTIAN RETAlNER......Page 94
7 & 8. MlDDLE KINGDOM EGYPTIAN INFANTRY......Page 96
10. EARLY EGYPTIAN STANDARDS......Page 97
11 . MIDDLE KINGDOM AUXILIARY OR MERCENARY......Page 98
14. EARLY NEW KINGDOM EGYPTIAN CHARIOT......Page 99
16. MID NEW KINGDOM EGYPTIAN INFANTRYMAN......Page 100
18 & 19. LATER NEW KINGDOM CLOSE-COMBAT INFANTRY......Page 101
20, 21 & 22. LATER NEW KINGDOM EGYPTIAN ARCHERS......Page 102
23. LATER NEW KINGDOM EGYPTIAN CHARIOT......Page 103
27. NEW KINGDOM EGYPTIAN HORSEMAN......Page 105
28. NEW KINGDOM PHARAOH'S CHARIOT......Page 106
29 & 30. NEW KINGDOM EGYPTIAN PHARAOHS......Page 107
32. SHARDANA GUARDSMAN......Page 108
35. NEW KINGDOM EGYPTIAN STANDARDS......Page 110
38. LATER EGYPTIAN MOUNTED PHARAOH......Page 112
39. LATER EGYPTIAN PHARAOH......Page 113
40, 41 & 42. LATER EGYPTIAN CHARIOTRY c. 8TH TO 6TH CENTURY B.C.......Page 114
43, 44 & 45. SAITE EGYPTIAN INFANTRY, 7TH TO 6TH CENTURY B.C.......Page 115
46. EGYPTIAN SPEARMAN, 30TH DYNASTY......Page 116
47 . IONIAN, KARIAN OR LYDIAN MERCENARY, 7TH TO 6TH CENTURY B.C.......Page 117
50, 51 & 52. NUBIAN WARRIORS......Page 118
54. SUMERIAN RULER c. 3500·3000 B.C.......Page 120
56. EARLY DYNASTIC BATTLE-CAR c. 2800-2334 B.C.......Page 121
57 & 58. EARLY DYNASTIC SUMERIAN STRADDLE AND PLATFORM CARS......Page 123
60 & 61. KING EANNATUM AND SOLDIERS: LAGASH e. 2500 B.C.......Page 124
62 & 63. NORTH SUMERIAN SOLDIERS: MARl AND KlSH c. 2600-2500 B.C.......Page 125
64. SUMERIAN SLINGER e. 3000-2330 B.C.......Page 126
67 . AKKADIAN SOLDIER c. 2270-2218 B.C.......Page 127
68. AKKADIAN AUXILIARY ARCHER c. 2250 B.C.......Page 128
69 & 70. NARAM-SUEN AND SOLDIERS c. 2254-2218 B.C.......Page 129
71. AKKADIAN SOLDIER c. 2270-2218 B.C.......Page 130
73. LULLUBI WARRIOR c. 2254-2218 B.C.......Page 131
75. MOUNTED MESSENGER c. 2300-1600 B.C.......Page 132
76 & 77. INFANTRYMEN, FlRST DYNASTY OF ISIN c. 2017-1794 B.C.......Page 133
78. AAMU OR MARTU BEDOUIN......Page 134
79, 80 & 81. INFANTRY: FIRST DYNASTY OF BABYLON c. 1850-1595 B.C.......Page 135
83. OLD BABYLONIAN PERIOD INFANTRY: MARl c. 1760 B.C.......Page 137
85. EARLY CHARIOTRY c. 1800-1600 B.C.......Page 138
86. HYKSOS WARRIORS, 17TH AND 16TH CENTURIES B.C.......Page 140
87, 88, 89, 90, 91 & 92. HURRI-MITANNIAN CHARIOTEERS, 15TH CENTURY B.C.......Page 141
93. HURRI-MITANNIAN CHARIOT......Page 144
94 & 95. KASSITE BABYLONIANS 17TH TO 13TH CENTURY B.C.......Page 145
100. EARLY HATTIAN WARRIOR, c. 2400 B.C.......Page 146
102, 103 & 104. HITTITE CHARIOT CREWMEN, 14TH TO 13TH CENTURY B.C.......Page 148
105 & 106. HITTITE INFANTRY......Page 150
108, 109, 110, 111 & 112. SEA PEOPLES......Page 151
113. HEBREW INFANTRYMAN, 11TH CENTURY B.C.......Page 152
114. AMMONITE RULER......Page 153
116, 117 & 118. ASSYRIAN ROYAL DRESS, 9TH TO 7TH CENTURIES B.C.......Page 154
119. ASSYRIAN CHARIOT, 9TH CENTURY B.C.......Page 156
122, 123, 124 & 125. ASSYRIAN INFANTRY, 9TH CENTURY B.C.......Page 160
127. NEO-ASSYRIAN CHARIOT CREW, 8TH CENTURY B.C. (DISMOUNTED).......Page 162
129. ARCHER OF TIGLATH-PILESER III.......Page 164
131, 132 & 133. NEO-ASSYRIAN CAVALRY, REIGN OF SARGON II......Page 165
137. AUXILIARY TROOPS OF TIGLATH-PILESER III......Page 166
138 & 139. AUXILIARY TROOPS OF SARGON II......Page 167
141. NEO-ASSYRIAN CHARIOT CREW, 7TH CENTURY B.C.......Page 168
143. NEO-ASSYRlAN CAVALRY LANCER, LATER 7TH CENTURY B.C.......Page 170
145, 146 & 147. NEO-ASSYRIAN ROYAL GUARDSMEN, 7TH CENTURY B.C.......Page 172
149, 150 & 151. NEO-ASSYRIAN MEDIUM INFANTRY SPEARMEN, 7TH CENTURY B.C.......Page 173
153 & 154. NEO-ASSYRIAN ARMOURED MISSILE TROOPS, 6TH CENTURY B.C.......Page 175
159 & 160. NEO-BABYLONIAN TROOPS 7TH TO 6TH CENTURY B.C.......Page 176
161, 162, 163 & 164. ELAMITE WARRIORS 7TH CENTURY B.C.......Page 178
165 & 166. MANNAEAN WARRIORS......Page 179
168. IRANIAN INFANTRYMAN, 6TH CENTURY B.C.......Page 180
169, 170 & 171. NEO-HITTITE CHARIOTRY 9TH TO 8TH CENTURY B.C.......Page 181
172. NEO-HITTITE GUARDSMAN AND OFFICER 9TH CENTURY B.C.......Page 183
177, 178 & 179. NEO-HITTITE TROOPS, 8TH CENTURY B.C.......Page 184
181. JUDEAN SOLDIER 8TH TO 7TH CENTURY B.C.......Page 186
184, 185, 186 & 187. URARTIAN WARRIORS......Page 187
188. CIMMERIAN HORSEMAN 8TH-7TH CENTURY B.C.......Page 190
191 & 192. CYPRIOT WARRIORS 7TH CENTURY B.C.......Page 191
193, 194 & 195. MINOAN AND MYCENAEAN SPEARMEN c. 1600-1300 B.C.......Page 193
196. MINOAN AND EARLY MYCENAEAN CHARIOTRY c. 1550-1250 B.C.......Page 194
197 & 198. MINOAN AND EARLY MYCENAEAN CHARIOTEERS c. 1550-1250 B.C.......Page 196
199 & 200. MINOAN AND MYCENAEAN LIGHT TROOPS......Page 197
202. MYCENAEAN INFANTRYMAN c. 1300-1250 B.C.......Page 198
203. LATER MYCENAEAN WARRIOR 13TH TO 12TH CENTURY B.C.......Page 199
205. HARAPPAN PRINCE......Page 200
207. ASSYRIAN SIEGE ENGINES......Page 201
208. NEW KINGDOM EGYPTIAN BAGGAGE......Page 203
209. ASSYRIAN CAMP AND BAGGAGE......Page 204
SELECT BIBLIOGRAPHY......Page 205
CHRONOLOGICAL CHART......Page 210