Most people will know at least something of the ancient Egyptians: will have heard of the pyramids at least, and will probably recognise the name of Tutankhamun. Thanks to the efforts of dramatic TV reconstructions the Pharaoh Akhenaten and the story of the Amarna period will strike a chord with anyone who has the slightest…
Reinforcements have arrived for Egyptian armies in the shape of four new Early Egyptian sets. The armies of the Old and Middle Kingdoms of Egypt, which corresponds with the Early and Middle Bronze Age respectively. These figures can also be used for Egyptian armies of the First Intermediate period between the Old and Middle Kingdoms…
This week we have a great-looking new release from the Cutting Edge Bronze Age miniatures range – Early Hebrew Command… View in Store This foot command can be used for the armies of the Early Hebrews, such as those of Joshua and Gideon, during their invasion of Palestine, and other Desert Nomads of the Late…
A much asked-after Bronze Age war machine is now available – the Ugaritic Chariot! Canaan and Syria in the Late Bronze Age consisted of numerous small city-states such as Megiddo, Kadesh and Ugarit, who were vassals or allies of the surrounding greater powers such as Mitanni, Middle Kingdom Assyria, New Kingdom Egypt or the Hittite…
Introduction Chariots developed out of earlier vehicles mounted on disk or cross-bar wheels, with the origin traced to the Near East, where spoke-wheeled and horse-drawn ‘true’ chariots are first estimated to originate the earlier part of the second millennium BC. The early usage of chariots was mainly for transportation purposes. With technological improvements to their…
Bronze Age expert Nigel Stillman concludes his series of articles on King Hammurabi of Babylon, his wars against neighbouring city-states including the Elamites and his final defeat at the hands of the Hittites. Click here for Part 1, Part 2, Part 3 and Part 4. Tribal raiders While Hammurabi was waging war on Larsa, a horde of Turukku tribesmen…
Marching into battle against the Hitittes come the Bronze Age Later Egyptian close fighters. These are the Close Fighters of the 19th and 20th Dynasties (Ramesside period) that fought under the Pharaohs: Rameses II, Ramesses III and later Ramesses until the end of the New Kingdom. These are the Close Fighters that fought against the…
Bronze Age expert Nigel Stillman continues his series of articles on King Hammurabi of Babylon, his wars against neighbouring city-states including the Elamites and his final defeat at the hands of the Hittites. Click here for Part 1, Part 2 and Part 3. Zimrilim regains the throne of Mari Year 17 of King Hammurabi (1776…
Bronze Age expert Nigel Stillman continues his series of articles on King Hammurabi of Babylon, his wars against neighbouring city-states including the Elamites and his final defeat at the hands of the Hittites. Don’t miss the bit with the vulture! Click here for Part 1 – The Rise of Babylon and Part 2 – Amorite Armies. THE…
Out today, more forces for Bronze Age Hittite and Zagros, Taurus & Anatolian Highlander armies: Middle and Late Bronze Age Highlanders of the Zagros and eastern Taurus Mountains. These include Hurrians, Turukkeans and early Kassites of the Middle Bronze Age and in the Late Bronze Age, tribes of the Armenian Mountains as far as North-West Iran, including those…
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