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Ancient Wars
The Ancient period is generally accepted as being 600 BCE to 500 CE, before which was the Archaic period, and after which began the Medieval period. However as there is not an Archaic Wars category, it is acceptable to post pre-500 BCE military questions in this area.
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When was the just war theory created?
The theory of the just war originates from the Catholic theologians St Augustine (354-430) and St Thomas Aquinas (1225-1244). Augustine created the beginning of the theory by saying that Christian soldiers could serve god and country honourably and that they should not be ashamed to fight to protect peace or punish wickedness. Thomas Aquinas expanded on Augustine's ideas by setting the rules under which a war was just. The theory was expanded further by the theologists of the School of Salamanca in the 16th century. It said that a war was just only as a last resort to prevent greater evil and that diplomacy was preferable. It also created additional rules.
How were the Jews troubled by the wars of the Hellenistic age?
The Hellenistic period was post-Alexander when his successors (his top generals) who, in the late 4th C BCE carved up his empire and struggled against each other to expand their cut of the cake - the Ptolemies in Egypt, the Seleucids in Syria, and various dynasties in Macedonia and Asia Minor.
Judea was both one of the areas in dispute and the route through which contending armies tramped. It alternated between Egyptian and Syrian overlordship. The Maccabaean revolt in the mid-2nd C BCE was against Syrian control as the Syrian kingdom became weak.
King Antiochus IV decided that all the trouble in the south of his kingdom arose from the troublesomeness of Judaism, and tried to stamp it out. Traditional Jews had been increasingly upset at the continuing hellenisation of the upper and merchant classes in Judea, and with this last straw started a revolt which eventually established Jewish kings, the last of whom was Herod.
However the Hellenistic kings were progressively brought under Roman control by Pompey's subjection of the east, and finally Octavian Augustus' final establisment of a pax romanus in the area after Antony and Cleopatra's demise in 31 BCE.
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What are some wars fought in the Catholic church?
If you mean 'civil' wars then you have the great east / west schism. Or against others the spanish inquistion. not wars in the battlefield sense but certainly conflicts. then of course you have the crusades.
What does Delenda est Cartago mean?
"Cartago delenda est" means "Carthage must be destroyed" in Latin.
It was the phrase used by Marcus Cato at the end of each speech he made in the Senate, whatever the subject, in an effort to bring about the total destruction to Rome's rival in the Western Mediterranean, which continued to show resilience and continued strength after two defeats. A call for a 'Final Solution'.
Was there battles in delos Greece?
Delos was not a war site - it was reserved as a religious sanctuary of Apollo.
There was a league led by Athens involved in wars, but this was called the Delian League because its treasury was held on the island.
King of aksum who converted his kingdom to christianity?
King Ezana converted the Axumite Empire into Christianity.
What happened to ancient Troy?
Many things; its a ancient city and its lore is known today through Homer's "The Iliad".
Archeology of the site proves it was burned and re-built many times in its history.
What responsibilities did the citizens of Athens have?
Observe the laws.
Serve in the army or navy when called out.
Serve on juries when selected by lot.
Serve on the state appointments which governed between meetings of the popular assembly.
Attend the fortnightly Assembley meetings.
Observe the religious festivals and give due deference to the Gods.
What do Egyptian war weapons look like?
Try this website: http://www.reshafim.org.il/ad/egypt/weapons/index.html
They grew powerful through trade.
Achilles did not kill Paris at Troy. Paris was killed by Philoctetes, son of King Poeas of Meliboea in Thessaly. Like Paris, he was a famed archer and a strong warrior. He was chosen to be one of the Greek warriors hidden inside the Trojan Horse.
What are the different types of Greek warriors?
Notably the heavily armoured Hoplite along with peltasts , marines , skirmishers , scouts ,
What are some examples of banned war weapons?
Knifes with more than 2 sides,
Hollow point rounds, The dum dum or expanding bullet,
VX Nerve Agent Gas,
Napalm (Only banned in areas with a civilian population - Does not apply to military targets)
What is a Roman catapult used for?
The catapult was used to overwhelm enemy defensive positions and to cause casualties .
What was Athenian imperialism like?
After the defeat of the Xerxes invasion in 479 BCE, Athens got together an anti-Persian confederation of Greek states around the Aegean and Black Seas. Each state was assessed on its contribution of ships but could elect to provide money instead. As most city-states oped for the easy way of money, it left Athens with a dominant fleet paid for by those financial contributions. Defaults in contributions were collected by force. When the Persians were again defeated in 449, and a treaty forbade Persia from intruding into Greek waters, the alliance lost most of its purpose, but Athens continued to collect the tribute, and relocated the treasury from Delos to Athens 'for safe keeping', using the money as it pleased - to beautify the city (Parthenon etc), to keep half its citizens in public employ, and to maintain the navy which collected the tribute and dominated the eastern Mediterranean. In addition, Athens encouraged its version of extreme democracy in cities of its empire. This brought it into collision with cities allied to Sparta (notably Corinth over its colonies) and led to a war between Athens and its allies (empire) and Sparta and its allies, in what is not too aptly today called the Peloponnesian War.
What kind of trade goods were exchanged through aksum?
salt, ivory, cloth, brass, iron, gold glass olive oil, and wine (lol wine)
How did the stragety of Athens change during the Peloponnesian war?
Athens being a naval power , ironically , had to become a land-based power whereas , in contrast , Sparta being a land-based power had to become a naval power in order to carry out the conflict against each other .
What two battles did the Greeks defeat the Persians and gain control of the aegean sea?
Eurymedon 446 BCE and Cyprus 450 BCE.
Where did Alex defeat the Persians?
Alexander the Great decisively defeated the Persians led by Darius the Third at Gaugamela (located in Iraq) October 1, 331 BC .
