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When did we discover effective armour against bolts and arrows? from ArtemisToxia 711 days old

Usksider has asked me ‘When did we discover effective armour against bolts and arrows?’ The simple bow in ancient Egypt could kill at 50-100 yards but ...

Mithraism in the Spanish tradition of bullfighting from ArtemisToxia 721 days old

[ ... ] ancient Egypt, the sacred Apis bull however was sacrificed. The Ptolemaic pharaohs during the 3rd century BC forced the Egyptians to make their ...

Bows found in Tutankhamun's tomb from ArtemisToxia 738 days old

On the 4th November 1922, Howard Carter uncovered archery equipment in the tomb of Tutankhamun. There were numerous self bows and 27 composite bows and ...

Archers in the Egyptian Army from ArtemisToxia 745 days old

[ ... ] ancient Egypt was first taught the basics on a self bow, made from a single piece of wood. Then, after undergoing exercises designed to develop ...

Amenhotep II and archery from ArtemisToxia 746 days old

[ ... ] Temple, Egypt enjoying his target practice: In some reliefs we can see that both Tuthmosis and Amenhotep used the self bow along with the ...

Tuthmosis III from ArtemisToxia 749 days old

[ ... ] ruler of Egypt and an intermediary between the Gods and mortals, the pharaoh reported his activities on a greater than human scale. It may have ...

Hathor, the cow goddess of Egypt from ArtemisToxia 749 days old

Kevin mentioned he would like to see a picture of Hathor. Here is a picture - Hathor is the cow goddess of Egypt and the picture is taken from the ...

Archers in Chariots! from ArtemisToxia 750 days old

In my last post I mentioned that when the Hyksos conquered ancient Egypt, the Egyptians were forced to adapt their methods of fighting. Not only did ...

The Egyptian Bow from ArtemisToxia 751 days old

[ ... ] invaded Egypt just before the New Kingdom (1580-1070BC), they brought with them the composite bow, which eventually lead to the transformation of ...

Introduction to my blog from ArtemisToxia 763 days old

[ ... ] are Egypt, Greece and Rome) were very advanced. They gave their archers an advantage by using poisoned arrows and fire arrows. In ancient ...