Ancient Egyptian warfare and weapons

Ancient Egyptian warfare and weapons

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[newcenturynarratives]

The crazy thing about Egyptian history is that the first dynasty was founded around 3000 B.C, and the Hyksos invaded in the 1600s B.C. That's almost a thousand and a half years of unbroken history. There are so few times in history where a culture has remained so ... static. It's fascinating

[EpimetheusHistory]

An interesting point is how in new kingdom Egypt there was the most social mobility (out of the ancient Egyptian kingdoms) because of the military state...especially in times of increased campaigns in the Levant

[eliasfrahat]

It is great to know that you will continue the weapons and armors series

[StefanMilo]

Quality video! Egyptian military is definitely an under represented topic on youtube!

[josephgarcia]

it's so weird to think that Egyptians built their civilization on stone and copper, not bronze.

[SxVaNm]

This puts Assassins Creed Origins in perspective 😁

[Smartacus]

Great overview of ancient Egyptian military history. Minor nitpick; the Hyksos did not, I believe, ever control the entirety of Egypt as for south as the First Cataract, as the map at 1:23 seems to show. The Seventeenth Dynasty based in Waset (Thebes) managed to retain its independence, albeit over a greatly diminished territory. The Theban monarchs were precariously situated between the hostile powers of Nubia and and the Hyksos, but were never fully occupied by either.

The sons of King Seqenenra Taa, Kamose (last ruler of Dynasty XVII) and Ahmose (founder of the great Dynasty XVIII) fought a war on two fronts against the Hyksos and the Nubians and ultimately succeeded in expelling the Hyksos and pushing Egyptian territory further south into Nubia. Under the reign of Kamose, the Theban monarchs went on the offensive, first launching raids into Hyksos territory, and then intercepting a messenger sent along the oasis route by the Hyksos King Apepi to the new ruler of Kush. The message proposed that the two simultaneously invade the Theban Kingdom from the North and South. With this vital piece of intelligence, Kamose embarked on a pre-emptive attack on the Hyksos, which was successful, but died before the Hyksos capital of Hutwaret (Avaris) could be taken. After a regency for the young successor Ahmose, the Northern campaign was relaunched with a renewed vigour, recapturing Iunu (Heliopolis) and Memphis, followed by the fortress of Tjaru (cutting off any Hyksos retreat or reinforcement from Canaan) and then finally Hutwaret. With Lower Egypt liberated from Hyksos rule, Ahmose began another campaign into Nubia, recapturing Buhen and extending Egypt's borders beyond the Second Cataract.

[rinadakram]

Your voice is charming and exciting!
Btw did they used Iron in their maces as well ? It was durring the Iron age I guess

[samuelbabic]

Did ancient Egyptians look like modern Egyptians?

[KTChamberlain]

After the Hyksos occupation, Egypt was almost constantly at war. It was the breadbasket of the Mediterranean World; it sat on the Nile, which was the most reliable river in the known world, it sat on gold mines, copper mines, and even turquoise mines. It was like Scrooge McDuck's Money Bin of the Bronze Age: try and take it at your own risk. After Ramses III, Egypt went through a revolving door of foreign occupiers: Nubians, Libyans, Assyrians, Persians, Greeks, and Romans--and all those occupiers were from the BC Era.

[shangovi]

Does anyone else get annoyed when they see a "We Wuz Kangs" comment or when people claim that Egyptians are one race or the other in anything that's related with Ancient Egypt on YouTube?

[agniroyai]

The history of Egyptian arms and warfare is important to the study of martial arts as well, since some of the earliest evidence of systemized combat comes from Egypt

[philliphsieh]

Isaiah 31:1 - Woe to them that go down to Egypt for help; and stay on horses, and trust in chariots, because they are many; and in horsemen, because they are very strong; but they look not unto the Holy One of Israel, neither seek the LORD!

[kanyekubrick]

please do a video of Algeria, much like the recent one on the Marcos and his country!

[TruthfulAndHumble]

Please do history of Somalia
This my 5th partition
Thankz! 👍

[eruditootidure]

Referring to the Khopesh as a sickle sword is a bit misleading, as they developed from a type of axe, rather than from agricultural sickles like true sickle swords.

[ekmalsukarno]

Epimetheus, could you please make a video on the history of Vietnam. Thanks.

[ahmedaljabal]

i love your videos so much, i wish there are more to watch. make about Portuguese empire

[unluckyzero]

Short but very informative. Thank you!

[TheTenthLeper]

Fantastic video, this topic is vastly under-reported on!