Encyclopedia - Ancient Warfare: Encyclopedia - Ancient Warfare
Ancient warfare is war as conducted from the beginnings of history to the end of the ancient period. In Europe, the end of antiquity is o...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ancient Warfare: Encyclopedia Ii - Ancient Warfare - Cultures
Ancient warfare - Chinese. Main article: Military history of China Ancient China during the Shang Dynasty was a Bronze Age society ba...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ancient Warfare: Encyclopedia Ii - Ancient Warfare - Overview
The difference between prehistoric and ancient warfare is less one of technology than of organization. The development of first city-stat...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Vimana: Encyclopedia - Vimana
A vimāna is a mythological flying machine, described in the ancient literature of India. References to these flying machines are commonp...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Chariot: Encyclopedia - Chariot
Chariot was the name of a WW2 naval weapon, the British manned torpedo. A chariot is a two-wheeled, horse-drawn vehicle. In Latin biga is...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Military Animal: Encyclopedia - Military Animal
Military animals are creatures that have been employed by humankind for use in warfare. They are a specific application of working animal...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Chi You: Encyclopedia - Chi You
In Chinese and Korean mythology, Chi You is a war deity. For Hmongs, Chi You is a sagacious mythical king. Some Koreans see Chi You as a ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Cavalry: Encyclopedia - Cavalry
An army unit consisting of mounted soldiers is commonly known as cavalry. Cavalry fight from the backs of their mounts, which most often ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Karna: Encyclopedia - Karna
Karna (written Karṇa in IAST transliteration) (also known as Karan) is one of the central figures in Hindu epic Mahabharata. He was the...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 2nd Millennium Bc: Encyclopedia - 2nd Millennium Bc
(3rd millennium BC – 2nd millennium BC – 1st millennium BC – other millennia) 2nd millennium BC - Events. To grasp the spirit of t...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Culture Of Ancient Rome: Encyclopedia - Culture Of Ancient Rome
Ancient Roman culture evolved throughout the almost 1300-year history of that civilization. The term refers to the culture of the Roman R...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Hyksos: Encyclopedia - Hyksos
The Hyksos (Egyptian heka khasewet) were an ethnically mixed group of Southwest Asiatic or Semitic people who appeared in the eastern Nil...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ancient Greece: Encyclopedia - Ancient Greece
Ancient Greece is the term used to describe the Greek-speaking world in ancient times. It refers not only to the geographical peninsula o...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Celt: Encyclopedia - Celt
The term Celts (pronounced "kelts" or "selts")[1] refers to any of a number of ancient peoples in Europe using the Celtic languages, whic...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Sport: Encyclopedia - Sport
A sport consists of a physical and mentally competitive activity carried out with a recreational purpose for competition, for self-enjoym...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Aryan Invasion Theory: Encyclopedia - Aryan Invasion Theory
Aryan invasion theory, often abbreviated to AIT, is a term used to refer to the theory developed by 19th Century European linguists to ex...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Warring States Period: Encyclopedia - Warring States Period
The Warring States Period (traditional Chinese: 戰國時代, simplified Chinese: 战国时代 pinyin Zhànguó Shídài) takes place fro...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Scythia: Encyclopedia - Scythia
Scythia was an area in Eurasia inhabited in ancient times by a group of Iranian people speaking Indo-Iranian languages, known as the Scyt...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Age Of Mythology: Encyclopedia - Age Of Mythology
The campaign starts off with the Atlantean hero, Arkantos, discussing with the Theocrat how they are losing Poseidon's favor. Pirates the...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Viluppuram: Encyclopedia - Viluppuram
Viluppuram (also Villupuram) is one of thirty districts which make up Tamil Nadu State situated on the southern tip of India. Viluppuram ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Military History Of China: Encyclopedia Ii - Military History Of China - Warfare In Ancient China
Ancient China during the Shang Dynasty was a Bronze Age society based on chariot armies. Archaeological study of Shang sites at Anyang ha...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Habiru/sources: Encyclopedia Ii - Habiru/sources - Source: Ea No. 17113 Anet Page 486
Habiru/Sources - Text. Let the king know that powerful is the hostility against me and against Shuwardata. Let the king, my lord, prote...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Habiru/sources: Encyclopedia Ii - Habiru/sources - Source: Selected Letters From Tell El-amarna Anet 3rd Ed. P486-490
Habiru/Sources - Text. EA, No. 271 [Milkilu, prince of Gezer to the Pharaoh]13 In a list of enemies poised against him, Milkilu writes:...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Chariot: Encyclopedia Ii - Chariot - Ancient Near East
Chariot - Egyptian. The chariot, together with the horse itself, was introduced to Egypt during the reign of the Hyksos dynasty in the ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Cavalry: Encyclopedia Ii - Cavalry - Origins
Before the Iron Age, the role of cavalry on the battlefield was largely performed by light chariots. The power of mobility given by mount...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Cavalry: Encyclopedia Ii - Cavalry - Origins
Before the Iron Age, the role of cavalry on the battlefield was largely performed by light chariots. The power of mobility given by mount...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Sumer: Encyclopedia Ii - Sumer - Military
On Left: The Standard of Ur, the bottom panel of the War Side City walls defended Sumerian cities. The Sumerians engaged in siege warfar...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Habiru/sources: Encyclopedia Ii - Habiru/sources - Source: The Asiatic Campaigning Of Amen-hotep Ii Anet P. 247
Habiru/Sources - Text. His majesty reached the town of Memphis, his heart appeased over all countries, with all lands beneath his soles...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Military History: Encyclopedia Ii - Military History - Military History By Region
Military history - Classified by region and era. Britain during World War 2 Egypt during World War 2 Italy during World War 2 ... S...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Military History: Encyclopedia Ii - Military History - Types Of Warfare
There are a number of ways to categorize warfare. One categorization is conventional versus unconventional, where "Conventional" warfare ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Civilization Ii: Encyclopedia Ii - Civilization Ii - Features
Civilization II - Civilizations. Americans Aztecs Babylonians Carthaginians Celts Chinese Egyptians Englishs French Germans Greeks I...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Military History: Encyclopedia Ii - Military History - Periods Of Military History
Military history - Early militaries. In the earliest societies, such as hunter-gatherer societies, there were no social roles or divisi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Celt: Encyclopedia Ii - Celt - Celtic Social System And Arts
The pre-Christian Celts had a well-organized social structure, based on class and kinship, with the religion we call Celtic polytheism. E...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Celt: Encyclopedia Ii - Celt - Celtic Social System And Arts
The pre-Christian Celts had a well-organized social structure, based on class and kinship, with the religion we call Celtic polytheism. E...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Military Animal: Encyclopedia Ii - Military Animal - Transport And Hauling
The horse has been the most widely-used animal throughout the recorded history of warfare. Early mounts could be used to pull the chariot...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Pederasty In Ancient Greece: Encyclopedia Ii - Pederasty In Ancient Greece - Educational And Military Aspects
Ancient writers, as well as modern historians such as Bruce Thronton, hold that the goal of paiderastia was pedagogical, the channeling o...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Cavalry: Encyclopedia Ii - Cavalry - Light And Heavy Cavalry
Historically, cavalry was divided into light and heavy cavalry. The difference was mainly how much armor was worn by the soldiers, and th...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Cavalry: Encyclopedia Ii - Cavalry - Light And Heavy Cavalry
Historically, cavalry was divided into light and heavy cavalry. The difference was mainly how much armor was worn by the soldiers, and th...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Sun Tzu: Encyclopedia Ii - Sun Tzu - Sun Tzu As A Historical Figure
The only surviving source on the life of Sun Tzu is the biography written in the 2nd century BCE by the historian Sima Qian, who describe...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 2nd Millennium Bc: Encyclopedia Ii - 2nd Millennium Bc - Events
To grasp the spirit of the 2nd millennium BC, we must divide it in two parts, for there is a period of change around its middle so import...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Sport: Encyclopedia Ii - Sport - History Of Sport
Main article: History of sport The development of sport throughout history teaches us a great deal about social changes, and about the na...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Military History Of India: Encyclopedia Ii - Military History Of India - The Bronze Age
Military history of India - Indus Valley Civilization. The amazing uniformity of measurement systems across a number of sites suggests ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Cavalry: Encyclopedia Ii - Cavalry - Social Status
From the beginning of civilization to the 20th century, ownership of heavy cavalry horses has been a mark of wealth amongst settled peopl...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Cavalry: Encyclopedia Ii - Cavalry - Social Status
From the beginning of civilization to the 20th century, ownership of heavy cavalry horses has been a mark of wealth amongst settled peopl...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Tarim Mummies: Encyclopedia Ii - Tarim Mummies - Historical Records
Tarim mummies - Bai people. From the 1st-millennium sources, ancient Chinese sources describe the existence of "white people with long ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ancient Greece: Encyclopedia Ii - Ancient Greece - The Rise Of Hellas
In the 8th century BC Greece began to emerge from the Dark Ages which followed the fall of the Mycenaean civilization. Literacy had been ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Cavalry: Encyclopedia Ii - Cavalry - Cavalry's Demise
In the 20th century the advent of modern vehicles with effective mobility and armor, such as tanks, provided the opportunity for vehicles...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Military Use Of Children: Encyclopedia Ii - Military Use Of Children - History
Throughout history and in many cultures, children have been extensively involved in military campaigns even when such practices were supp...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Cavalry: Encyclopedia Ii - Cavalry - Cavalry's Demise
In the 20th century the advent of modern vehicles with effective mobility and armor, such as tanks, provided the opportunity for vehicles...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Military Animal: Encyclopedia Ii - Military Animal - Other Specialized Functions
Dogs were used by the ancient Greeks for war purposes, and they were undoubtedly used much earlier in history. During their conquest of L...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Sumer: Encyclopedia Ii - Sumer - Architecture
Main article: Sumerian architecture The Tigris-Euphrates plain lacked minerals and trees. Sumerian structures comprised plano-convex mudb...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Sumer: Encyclopedia Ii - Sumer - Economy And Trade
Discoveries of obsidian from far-away locations in Anatolia and lapis lazuli from northeastern Afghanistan, beads from Dilmun (modern Bah...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Sumer: Encyclopedia Ii - Sumer - Legacy
The Sumerians are perhaps remembered most for their many inventions. Many authorities credit them with the invention of the wheel and the...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Unidentified Flying Object: Encyclopedia Ii - Unidentified Flying Object - Paranormal, Mystical And Occult Crossover
The field of UFOs does not always necessarily overlap the paranormal, although in practice it often does. Some researchers, such as John ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of The Levant: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of The Levant - The Bronze Age
The first cities started developing in southern Mesopotamia during the 4th millennium BC. With these ties of religion began to replace ti...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Sumer: Encyclopedia Ii - Sumer - Agriculture And Hunting
The Sumerians grew barley, chickpeas, lentils, millet, wheat, turnips, dates, onions, garlic, lettuce, leeks and mustard. They also raise...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Sumer: Encyclopedia Ii - Sumer - Religion
Main article: Sumerian mythology It can be difficult to speak of a 'Sumerian religion' as such, since practices and beliefs varied widely...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Sumer: Encyclopedia Ii - Sumer - Language And Writing
Main article: Sumerian language. Sumerian is a language isolate, meaning that it is unrelated to any other known languages. There have be...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Sumer: Encyclopedia Ii - Sumer - Technology
Examples of Sumerian technology include: the wheel , oldest known writing system, arithmetic, lunisolar calendar, bronze, copper, gold, s...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Sumer: Encyclopedia Ii - Sumer - History
Main article: History of Sumer. In the earliest known period Sumer was divided into several independent city-states, whose limits were de...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Technology: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Technology - By Period And Geography
History of technology - Early technology. Fire used since the paleolithic, possibly by homo erectus as early as 800,000 years ago Clot...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Unidentified Flying Object: Encyclopedia Ii - Unidentified Flying Object - Scientific Ufo Field Studies
Unidentified flying object - Norway. One established non-military station, which has seriously monitored UFOs, including anomalous ligh...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Culture Of Ancient Rome: Encyclopedia Ii - Culture Of Ancient Rome - Religion
Roman religious beliefs date back to the founding of Rome, around 800 BC, but the Roman religion commonly associated with the Roman Repub...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Culture Of Ancient Rome: Encyclopedia Ii - Culture Of Ancient Rome - Religion
Roman religious beliefs date back to the founding of Rome, around 800 BC, but the Roman religion commonly associated with the Roman Repub...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Technology: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Technology - By Type Of Technology
History of technology - History of biotechnology. Main article: History of biotechnology To be incorporated into main article: Timelin...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Aryan Invasion Theory: Encyclopedia Ii - Aryan Invasion Theory - Political And Religious Issues
In modern India, the discussion of Indo-Aryan migration is charged politically and religiously. Supporters of migration are faced with se...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Horse: Encyclopedia Ii - Horse - Evolution Of The Horse
Main article: Evolution of the Horse All equids are part of the family Equidae, which dates back more than 50 million years. Horses and o...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Sumer: Encyclopedia Ii - Sumer - Culture
Sumerian culture may be traced to two main centers, Eridu in the south and Nippur in the north. But the streams of civilization that flow...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Cavalry: Encyclopedia Ii - Cavalry - Dominance And Decline
The decline of the Roman infrastructure made it more difficult to field large infantry forces, and during the second and third centuries ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Unidentified Flying Object: Encyclopedia Ii - Unidentified Flying Object - Paranormal Mystical And Occult Crossover
The field of UFOs does not always necessarily overlap the paranormal, although in practice it often does. Some researchers, such as John ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Unidentified Flying Object: Encyclopedia Ii - Unidentified Flying Object - Paranormal Mystical And Occult Crossover
The field of UFOs does not always necessarily overlap the paranormal, although in practice it often does. Some researchers, such as John ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Technology: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Technology - Measuring Technological Progress
Many sociologists and anthropologists have created social theories dealing with social and cultural evolution. Some, like Lewis H. Morgan...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Military History Of India: Encyclopedia Ii - Military History Of India - The Sultanate Era
Military history of India - Samoothiris of Kozhikode. More famously known as the Zamorin, this small Kingdom welcomed the Portuguese in...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Unidentified Flying Object: Encyclopedia Ii - Unidentified Flying Object - Conspiracies
UFOs are sometimes claimed to be part of an elaborate UFO conspiracy theory in which the government is said to be intentionally covering ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Unidentified Flying Object: Encyclopedia Ii - Unidentified Flying Object - Conspiracy Theories
UFOs are sometimes claimed to be part of an elaborate UFO conspiracy theory in which the government is said to be intentionally covering ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Unidentified Flying Object: Encyclopedia Ii - Unidentified Flying Object - Conspiracy Theories
UFOs are sometimes claimed to be part of an elaborate UFO conspiracy theory in which the government is said to be intentionally covering ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Unidentified Flying Object: Encyclopedia Ii - Unidentified Flying Object - Evidence And Suppression
Some also contend regarding physical evidence that it exists abundantly but is swiftly and sometimes clumsily suppressed by governmental ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Unidentified Flying Object: Encyclopedia Ii - Unidentified Flying Object - Politics
Jimmy Carter saw a UFO in 1969 and this led him to attempt to investigate the issue when he was elected President of the United States. R...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Unidentified Flying Object: Encyclopedia Ii - Unidentified Flying Object - Prominent Ufo Researchers
Unidentified flying object - United States. Albert K. Bender Jerome Clark Stanton Friedman Richard Hall Dr. James Harder Linda Moulton...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Unidentified Flying Object: Encyclopedia Ii - Unidentified Flying Object - Ufos And Popular Culture
Regardless of any ultimate explanation, UFOs constitute a widespread international cultural phenomenon of the last half-century. Folklori...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Unidentified Flying Object: Encyclopedia Ii - Unidentified Flying Object - Scientific Ufo Field Studies
Unidentified flying object - Norway. One established non-military station, which has seriously monitored UFOs, including anomalous ligh...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Unidentified Flying Object: Encyclopedia Ii - Unidentified Flying Object - Civilian Ufo Investigation Groups
There have been a number of civilian groups formed to study UFO’s and/or to promulgate their opinions on the subject. Some have achieve...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Unidentified Flying Object: Encyclopedia Ii - Unidentified Flying Object - Ufos And Popular Culture
Regardless of any ultimate explanation, UFOs constitute an international cultural phenomenon of the last half-century. Since the mid-1900...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Unidentified Flying Object: Encyclopedia Ii - Unidentified Flying Object - Typical Reported Characteristics Of Ufos
The number of different shapes, sizes, and configurations of claimed UFOs has been large, with descriptions of chevrons, equilateral tria...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Unidentified Flying Object: Encyclopedia Ii - Unidentified Flying Object - Civilian Ufo Investigation Groups
There have been a number of civilian groups formed to study UFO’s and/or to promulgate their opinions on the subject. Some have achieve...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Unidentified Flying Object: Encyclopedia Ii - Unidentified Flying Object - Evidence And Suppression
Some also contend regarding physical evidence that it exists abundantly but is swiftly and sometimes clumsily suppressed by governmental ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Unidentified Flying Object: Encyclopedia Ii - Unidentified Flying Object - Politics
Jimmy Carter saw a UFO in 1969 and this led him to attempt to investigate the issue when he was elected President of the United States. R...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Unidentified Flying Object: Encyclopedia Ii - Unidentified Flying Object - History
Strange unidentified apparitions in the sky and on the ground have been reported throughout history. The army of Alexander the Great in 3...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Cavalry: Encyclopedia Ii - Cavalry - Dominance And Decline
The decline of the Roman infrastructure made it more difficult to field large infantry forces, and during the second and third centuries ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Sumer: Encyclopedia Ii - Sumer - Background
The term "Sumerian" is an exonym (a name given by another group of people), first applied by the Akkadians. The Sumerians described thems...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Unidentified Flying Object: Encyclopedia Ii - Unidentified Flying Object - Typical Reported Characteristics Of Ufos
The number of different shapes, sizes, and configurations of claimed UFOs has been large, with descriptions of chevrons, equilateral tria...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Unidentified Flying Object: Encyclopedia Ii - Unidentified Flying Object - Popular Ideas For Explaining Ufos
Depending on who is doing the evaluation, between about 3% and 30% of all cases remain unexplained. The remaining residue of unexplained ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Unidentified Flying Object: Encyclopedia Ii - Unidentified Flying Object - Popular Ideas For Explaining Ufos
Depending on who is doing the evaluation, between about 3% and 30% of all cases remain unexplained. The remaining residue of unexplained ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Unidentified Flying Object: Encyclopedia Ii - Unidentified Flying Object - History
Strange unidentified apparitions in the sky and on the ground have been reported throughout history. The army of Alexander the Great in 3...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Augustan Drama: Encyclopedia Ii - Augustan Drama - The Reemergence Of Satirical Drama And The Act
Toward the end of the 1720s, the behavior of opera stars, the absurdity of spectacle productions, and an escalation of political warfare ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Unidentified Flying Object: Encyclopedia Ii - Unidentified Flying Object - Official Governmental Studies
Unidentified flying object - Australia. See Australian Ufology Unidentified flying object - Canada. In the early 1950s, Project Magne...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Unidentified Flying Object: Encyclopedia Ii - Unidentified Flying Object - Official Governmental Studies
Unidentified flying object - Canada. In the early 1950s, Project Magnet was created to investigate the possibility of discs powered by ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Scythia: Encyclopedia Ii - Scythia - History
Scythia - Overview. To date, no widely accepted explanation exists for the origin of the Scythians, nor how they migrated to the Caucas...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ancient Warfare: Encyclopedia Ii - Ancient Warfare - Tactics And Weapons
Ancient warfare - Strategy. Ancient strategy focused broadly on the twin goals of making continued war seem more costly than submitting...   » Read the article

Article - Popular Pages Sitemap V - A
This is a sitemap for Popular Pages V - A . Click on a link and you will find multiple definitions and articles related to the word. &...   » Read the article