The Early Dynastic Period in Mesopotamia can function as a sort of experimental laboratory to study the early development of state-controlled warfare. This paper approaches the topic from the point of view of tecnical and tactical achievments in three different warfare types, all of them equally new to the period: the battle on wheels, the phalanx attack, and the siege warfare.

Warfare techniques in Early Dynastic Mesopotamia

Gilibert, Alessandra
2005-01-01

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The Early Dynastic Period in Mesopotamia can function as a sort of experimental laboratory to study the early development of state-controlled warfare. This paper approaches the topic from the point of view of tecnical and tactical achievments in three different warfare types, all of them equally new to the period: the battle on wheels, the phalanx attack, and the siege warfare.
2005
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