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The ten warrior cultures that we have chosen for this list fall into the category of societies rather than national responses to a situation, or the inspiration of an individual leader, although in each case, great leaders have all played a part. The Mamluk, a caste of warrior slaves of the Ottoman Empire. Bahath.
- Ancient Warfare: 8 of the Greatest Warrior Cultures of ...
Between the fourth millennium BC and the fourth century AD,...
- Ancient Warfare: 8 of the Greatest Warrior Cultures of ...
- The Akkadians. Mesopotamia was the cradle of civilization. So it is no surprise that it was also the birthplace of organized warfare. The ancient Sumerians pioneered war and conquest, in the same way as they did city building, religion, and commerce.
- The Hittites. The Hittites originated in the mountains of the modern Ukraine, near the Black Sea. By 1900BC they had established the Kingdom of Hatti in central Anatolia, part of modern day Turkey.
- The Assyrians. The Assyrian empire began in what is now Iraq, as a small community of traders in the city of Ashur. But to protect themselves and their fertile lands from their jealous neighbors, they were forced to become warriors who could respond quickly to aggression and raids.
- The Spartans. Although not empire builders as such, the Spartans were the elite warrior culture of ancient Greece between sixth and fourth centuries BC.
- Assyrian – During their zenith period from 10th century BC to 7th century BC, the Assyrians controlled a vast territory that extended from the borders of Egypt to the eastern highlands of Iran.
- Scythian – One of the Iranian equestrian tribes that dominated the Eurasian steppes from 7th century BC till 3rd century BC (but continued well into the 4th century AD), the Scythians epitomized the rise of the semi-nomadic people that excelled both in unorthodox warfare and horsemanship.
- Spartan – Just to make it clear, there are certainly skewed views of both Spartans and Persians (who were arguably more advanced in culture) in popular media, no thanks to biased Hollywood representations (read this post).
- Roman – To write about the Romans in a single paragraph is indeed a fool’s errand. But if there was any empire that had tailored its military strength to nigh perfection – it was the Romans.
- The Akkadian Warrior
- The Hittite Warrior
- The Assyrian Warrior
- The Spartan Warrior
- The Scythian Warrior
- The Celtic Warrior
- The Dacian Warrior
- The Roman Warrior
- The Parthian Warrior
- The Lusitanian Warrior
Circa 2334 BC, the Akkadians carved up the first known all-Mesopotamian empire, thereby momentously uniting the speakers of both Sumerianand Akkadian. In fact, by the middle of the 3rd millennium BC, the Akkadians managed to create a culturally syncretic scope (that encompassed a melting pot of different ethnicity and city-states). This ultimately ...
Almost 3,700 years ago, a power rose in central Anatolia thus effectively making its presence felt in the ancient Near-Eastern world. Historians term the realm the Kingdom of Hatti, and its inhabitants are known as the Hittites. By the late 14th century BC, the Hittites probably controlled the most powerful empire of the Bronze Age, with their domi...
In a conventional sense, when we talk about Assyria, our notions pertain mostly to what is known as the Neo-Assyrian Empire(or the Late Empire) which ruled the largest empire in the world up till that time, roughly existing from a period of 900-612 BC. To that end, many historians perceive Assyria to be among the first ‘superpowers’ of the Ancient ...
An ancient warrior culture that has often been exaggerated in our popular media, the Spartans nevertheless espoused their brand of rigorous military institutions. In fact, the Spartans (or Lakedaimonians)maintained the only full-time army in all of ancient Greece, while their social structures were geared towards producing hardy soldiers from ordin...
When it comes to the popular history of nomadic groups, tribes (and super-tribes) like Huns and Mongols have had their fair share of coverage in various mediums, ranging from literary sources to even movies. However, hundreds of years before the emergence of mixed-Huns, Turkic, and Mongolic groups, the Eurasian steppes were dominated by an ancient ...
As opposed to the more specific cultures mentioned in this list, the Celts rather representvarious population groups that lived in different parts of Europe (and even Asia and Africa) after the late Bronze Age. Now in spite of their ambit of diverse tribes, the Celts spoke pretty much the same language, while also showcasing their definitive art st...
This was the rhetoric uttered by Marcus Cornelius Fronto (in Principia Historiae II), and the statement pretty much sums up the presumably devastating effect of the Dacian ‘specialty’ weapon of the falx. An Indo-European people, related to the Thracians, the Dacians inhabited the regions of the Carpathian mountains (mostly encompassing modern-day R...
To talk about the ancient Romans in merely three paragraphs is indeed a fool’s errand. Nevertheless, as most history aficionados would know, the Romans to their greatest extent (circa 117 AD, the year of Emperor Trajan’s death) controlled the largest empire in the ancient world, stretching from Spain to Syria and Caucasus, and from North African co...
The Parthiansamalgamated the military tendencies of their nomadic brethren (like the Scythians) and the cultural legacy of the Achaemenid Persians. The result was a feudal society in ancient times that was headed by powerful clans who maintained their political presence while granting autonomy to many urban and trading centers throughout the kingdo...
Unlike the other ancient warrior cultures mentioned in this list, the Lusitani (Lusitanians) preferred special tactics used during protracted conflicts, which entailed the very concept of ancient guerrilla warfare. Roughly occupying most of modern Portugal (south of the Douro River) along with the central provinces of Spain, the Lusitani were a par...
v. t. e. A warrior is a guardian specializing in combat or warfare, especially within the context of a tribal or clan -based warrior culture society that recognizes a separate warrior aristocracy, class, or caste.
Jul 31, 2021 · Statue of King Leonidas I, in modern-day Thermopylae, via Greek City Times. Warrior ethos permeated every aspect of a warrior’s life, far beyond the battlefield. Spartans, Samurai, and Sioux fully embraced the virtues of selflessness, loyalty, discipline, honor, integrity, courage, and duty. Warriors from these cultures were elite, trained ...
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Apr 29, 2021 · In spite of the development of democracy, the rule of law, and the extension of rights to many, warrior societies persist throughout the world, and wannabe “greats” lead their followers to war.
