An Overview of Ancient Warfare

Introduction Ancient warfare is war that was conducted from the beginning of recorded history to the end of the ancient period. The difference between prehistoric and ancient warfare is more organisation oriented than technology oriented. The development of first city-states, and then empires, allowed warfare to change dramatically. Beginning in Mesopotamia, states produced sufficient agricultural… Read More

An Overview of Prehistoric Warfare

Introduction Prehistoric warfare refers to war that occurred between societies without recorded history. The existence – and the definition – of war in humanity’s hypothetical state of nature has been a controversial topic in the history of ideas at least since Thomas Hobbes in Leviathan (1651) argued a “war of all against all”, a view… Read More