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The conquests of Alexander of Macedonia (Alexander the Great)

King Philip II of Macedon developed after his takeover in 359 BC, the backward state of Macedonia within a short time to a leading power in Greece and laid the foundation for the future empire of his son Alexander of Macedon or known as Alexander the Great which is about Greece, the Middle East to...

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1. War in Antiquity (3000 bc - 500)

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The Persian campaigns

The clashes between the Greek city-states and the Persians are more than known since the films "300" and "300 Rise of an Empire". Against a crushing superiority, the Greeks fought at Marathon, Thermopylae and Salamis and proved their courage and skill. But not only the Greek courage came to the fore at the time, also the...

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1. War in Antiquity (3000 bc - 500)

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Assyrian conquests

With their fearsome and formidable army, the Assyrians had created a tool for their conquest campaigns that had not been there before. In addition, the Assyrians for the first time integrated the systematic exploitation of the defeated to maintain their own armed forces. Rulers like Tiglatpileser III. or Assurbanipal II. were particularly prominent exporters of...

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1. War in Antiquity (3000 bc - 500)

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Sumer and Egypt

The first historically documented wars between organized forces took place around the year 3000 to 2500 BC between the Sumerian city-states in today's area around Israel, Syria, Jordan and Iraq. Even the largest of these states could set up a small army only for short campaigns to go to war. The armies were composed for the...

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1. War in Antiquity (3000 bc - 500)

1st campaign, 1st war, Akkad, Babylon, Eannatum, Egypt, Elam, Geierstele, helmeted foot soldiers, Lagasch, Pharaohs, Sargon, Sargon of Akkad, Scheibenrädern, Stele, Sumer

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The conquests of Alexander of Macedonia (Alexander the Great)

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