Warfare of the ancient Persians

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In the second half of the VI century BC. Persian kings from the Achaemenid dynasty created one of the greatest empires in world history. In the course of the conquests of Cyrus II the Great (558-530 BC) and his heirs, for only about forty years, the Persians conquered states and tribes in a vast area from Asia Minor to India. The recalcitrant local population was destroyed, mutilated or moved 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 absorbed the military achievements of the Medes and Assyrians. The royal guard of the Achaemenids was called "immortals", since its number always remained constant (10 thousand soldiers) - the retired guardsman was immediately replaced by a rookie. The Persians knew how to take fortified cities by storm, using siege engines, embankments and tunnels. The navy assisted 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").
A NEW BOOK by a well-known specialist in the military history of ancient peoples, Doctor of Historical Sciences A.K. Nefedkina 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 (VI-IV centuries BC) and Sassanid (III-VII centuries) eras: types of troops and their tactics, siege and defense, intelligence, campaigning methods both on land and at sea, customs associated with war, and a number of aspects of military ideology.

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Publication language: Russian

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