Military affairs of the ancient Persians
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Military affairs of the ancient Persians
29.99 €
In the second half of the 6th century BC, the Persian kings of the Achaemenid dynasty created one of the greatest empires in world history. During the conquests of Cyrus II the Great (558-530 BC) and his successors, in just about forty years the Persians conquered states and tribes over a vast area from Asia Minor to India. The rebellious local population was destroyed, maimed, or resettled to other areas of the Persian Empire. The Persian army was the most advanced in the entire ecumene, and after the conquest of Media and Babylonia, it absorbed the military achievements of the Medes and Assyrians. The royal guard of the Achaemenids was called "immortals" because its numbers always remained constant (10 thousand warriors) - a retired guard was immediately replaced by a recruit. The Persians knew how to storm fortified cities using siege engines, embankments and mines. The navy helped them in conducting ground offensive operations, delivering soldiers and provisions. The Persians carefully planned their military campaigns, collecting information about the enemy with the help of intelligence services ("the king's eye" and "the king's ear").
The new book by the famous specialist in the military history of ancient peoples, Doctor of Historical Sciences A.K. Nefedkin, for the first time in Russian literature, covers in detail the organization of the army of the Iranians of the early era, the Persians of the Achaemenid (6th-4th centuries BC) and Sassanid (3rd-7th centuries) eras: types of troops and their tactics, siege and defense, reconnaissance, methods of conducting campaigns both on land and at sea, customs associated with war, as well as a number of aspects of military ideology.
The new book by the famous specialist in the military history of ancient peoples, Doctor of Historical Sciences A.K. Nefedkin, for the first time in Russian literature, covers in detail the organization of the army of the Iranians of the early era, the Persians of the Achaemenid (6th-4th centuries BC) and Sassanid (3rd-7th centuries) eras: types of troops and their tactics, siege and defense, reconnaissance, methods of conducting campaigns both on land and at sea, customs associated with war, as well as a number of aspects of military ideology.
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