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Chariots, much faster than foot-soldiers, pursued and dispersed broken enemies to seal the victory. Egyptian light chariots contained one driver and one warrior; both might be armed with bow and spear. In ancient Egypt, members of the chariot corps formed their own aristocratic class known as the maryannu (young heroes).
One of the chariots, Egyptian Museum. The chariots of Tutankhamun comprise a set of six ancient Egyptian chariots found during the discovery of the tomb of Tutankhamun in 1922 by British archaeologist Howard Carter alongside many other artifacts. The set consists of two large ceremonial chariots, a smaller highly decorated one and three light ...
As a general rule, the Egyptians used chariots as mobile archery platforms; chariots always had two men, with the driver steering the chariot with his reins while the main archer aimed his bow and arrow at any targets within range. The best preserved examples of Egyptian chariots are the four specimens from the tomb of Tutankhamun. Chariots can ...
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Egyptian chariots charging seems to have driven them back, whereupon the now-damaged Judean infantry was attacked by the Egyptian infantry. Desperately trying to maintain his men's morale, Josiah ordered his charioteer to position his chariot right behind his center. Although the Kerathites advised the King to retreat, Josiah adamantly refused ...
Egyptian archer on a chariot, from an ancient engraving at Thebes. The bow and arrow is one of ancient Egypt's most crucial weapons, used from Predynastic times through the Dynastic age and into the Christian and Islamic periods. The first bows were commonly "horn bows", made by joining a pair of antelope horns with a central piece of wood.
Archaeologists described the ancient site as “complex” and “astonishing.” Take a look. ‘Spectacular’ ancient burials — with 5,000-year-old chariot grave — found in Germany
[25] [26] In the Western world the publicity inspired a fad for ancient Egyptian-inspired design motifs. [27] In Egypt it reinforced the ideology of pharaonism , which emphasized modern Egypt's connection to its ancient past and had risen to prominence during Egypt's struggle for independence from British rule from 1919 to 1922. [ 28 ]