Ancient Warfare : Assyrians and Macedonians

• published: 14 Apr 2015
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This Ancient Warfare Documentary shows that by the eighth century BC, the Assyrians had created the largest empire to date - stretching from the Persian Mediterranean and encompassing the whole of the Middle East. The second part of this Ancient Warfare Documentary starts at 23:42 and focuses on Philip of Macedonia who transformed a largely peasant society into one of the most effective and successful armies of antiquity. These Ancient Warfare Documentaries explain Ancient Warfare is is war as conducted from the beginnings of recorded history to the end of the ancient period. In Europe and the Near East, the end of antiquity is often equated with the Fall of Rome in 476, the wars of the Eastern Roman Empire on its Southwestern Asian and North African borders, and the beginnings of the Muslim conquests in the 7th century. In China, it can also be seen as ending with the growing role of mounted warriors needed to counter the ever-growing threat from the north in the 5th century and the beginning of the Tang Dynasty in 618. In India, the ancient period ends with the decline of the Gupta Empire (6th century) and the beginning of the Muslim conquests there from the 8th century. In Japan, the ancient period can be taken to end with the rise of feudalism in the Kamakura period in the 12-13th century. These are the full documentaries, please subscribe for more full documentary shows. Original Air Date was 1994 Upload Date April 14 2015