History 2024, November

The cavalry has always been the most important element of the Mughal army. It has been divided into four main parts. The best, at least the highest paid and most heavily armed, were the elite Ashadi horsemen or "noble warriors." Many of their descendants still hold the title

After the article about the "war", several VO readers at once asked me to continue this topic and it is clear why: every adult is a boy at heart, and besides, he is often not played enough. It was for me that I was lucky that I had a huge garden, an old house with mysterious "snags" full of old books

Oh, the West is the West, the East is the East, and they will not leave their places, Until Heaven and Earth appear at the Last Judgment of the Lord. But there is no East, and there is no West, that a tribe, homeland, clan, If the strong with the strong face to face at the edge of the earth?

It's very good that people are curious. Curiosity, coupled with laziness, balance each other, contribute to the development of civilization, and it also makes you work. After all, how else can you learn something without difficulty? Any knowledge, even the most trifling one, is labor! Well, as for the weapons of the warriors of Ancient Greece

No wonder it is said - it is better to see once than hear ten. That is why today, in historical museums in the West, more and more often, next to the actual artifact, its replica made by a modern master is exhibited. The fact is that it is difficult for a non-specialist to imagine the real appearance of, say, an ancient

In our time of television and "topical news", the general haste and, as a result, the desire to get everything as soon as possible, including knowledge, it is not surprising that many people often do not know basic things and constantly ask: "where is this know? " How is it known that the Etruscans

“… If I don’t see His wounds from nails on my hands, and I don’t put my finger in the wounds from nails, and I don’t put my hand in His ribs, I will not believe” (Gospel of John 24-29). “I would like to ask the respected one author: Is it correct to analyze the armor of German knights on the basis of English effigies? "(tacet

Or poisoned your brain by the unfortunate of the coming wars, a terrible sight: Night flyer, carrying dynamite in the gloom of the stormy Earth? (Aviator. A.A.Block) , scientists, historians, military - in a word, people

My childhood was spent in the city of Penza on Proletarskaya Street, where I woke up every morning from the friendly stamping of feet of workers going to the plant. And that says a lot. This plant, in theory, produced bicycles, but if it was only doing this, then our country would have become a leading bicycle power for a long time

Neither the splendor of our garments, nor the abundance of gold, silver, or precious stones can make our enemies respect or love us, but only the fear of our weapons makes them obey us. Ingenuity will do anything if it is not denied the appropriate expense

No, you haven't guessed. We are not talking about clay pots, into which the army, besieging a castle or an enemy fortress, sent their natural needs, and then this "grace of the womb" was thrown on the heads of the defenders. Yes, in the summer, and especially in the heat, it was a terrible weapon. But it will be about

In the first material on the history of military affairs of the peoples of the Apennine Peninsula, the Samnites were discussed, since the author thought that their influence on the military affairs of Rome was more significant. It is clear that it was necessary to touch on the Etruscans, about whose military organization only two are given in the same Wikipedia

Probably, people will never stop dreaming of a time machine until they invent it. Why? Yes, because I really want to know how it was then. And not just find out, but also compare with how it is now. Better or worse, we have become richer or poorer and, most importantly - if "yes", then in

Ask the first person you meet on the street what he knows world religions, and he is unlikely to give you an answer to this, in essence, a simple question. Well, first of all, he won't tell you Shinto, and Shinto is the world's religion. Well, and then there will be an outright confusion with Orthodoxy and

The division into different types of troops in the army, which began under Henry VIII, continued after his death. The English historian K. Blair at the beginning of the 17th century singled out six types of English warriors in armor and weapons: 1. Heavy Cavalry - wore three-quarter armor, D. Paddock and D. Edge

The power of the great Rome, who created the first empire in Europe, which existed for such a long time, overshadowed for historians the fate of many other peoples who lived in Italy "before Rome" and "simultaneously with Rome." Meanwhile, the culture of these peoples largely influenced Rome. A fresco from Paestum. Highly

Man began to defend himself for a long, long time, when the weapon as such was not yet in sight. Man had to defend himself from weapons from the moment the weapon itself appeared. Simultaneously with the development of weapons for the offensive, weapons began to develop for protection: the protection of a person, his

What was the greatest battle in the past? Ask about it in India, and you will be answered: of course, the battle in the field of Kuru or Kurukshetra. There, everyone knows about this battle and everything connected with this event, because the study of the poem "Mahabharata" (The Story of the Great Battle of the Descendants of Bharata) is included in the school

Carry this proud Burden - You will be rewarded with the Naggers of the commanders And the cries of wild tribes: "What do you want, damned, Why confuse the minds? Why lead us to the light From the sweet Egyptian Darkness!" ("Burden of the Whites" R. Kipling) Everything will be as we want. In case of various troubles, We have a machine gun "Maxim"

In his work Ancient Greece and Rome in Wars, Peter Connolly often refers to ancient authors and, in particular, to Polybius. And he, in his report on the events that preceded the battle of Telamon, reports that the Gauls had 20,000 cavalry in the army and many more chariots. By the way, this

Where did the most famous battle of the ancient world take place and when was it? The choice is not easy, because at that time there were a lot of them, and, nevertheless, the answer seems to be the following: this is the Battle of Kadesh! why? Yes, simply because it is not only ancient texts that tell about this battle, but also

The transition from the domination of knights in forged armor, riding powerful and similarly "armored" horses, to relatively light cavalry, armed with pistols and swords, occurred in less than a century. Let's remember the Hundred Years War. It began in the era of "combined

But you know yourself: the senseless rabble is changeable, rebellious, superstitious, easily betrayed to empty hope, obedient to instant suggestion, For truth is deaf and indifferent, And it feeds on fables. (Boris Godunov. A.S. Pushkin) Panfilov heroes, the essence of which is that

There is a widespread opinion that the repressions of 1937 weakened the army, there were no experienced officers (Volkogonov D.A. Triumph and tragedy / Political portrait of I.V. Stalin. In 2 books. M .: Publishing house APN, 1989 , Book 1 Part 1. P.11-12), but discipline has always been at its best in our army. But

Your lot is the Burden of the Whites! But this is not a throne, but labor: Oiled clothes, And aches, and itching. Roads and moorings Set up your descendants, Put your life on it - And lie down in a foreign land! (The burden of the whites. R.Kipling) When was the last time riders, dressed in chain mail and helmets sparkling in the sun, participated in a battle? Who

In ancient times, the fist and nails and teeth were weapons. After the stones and branches of the trees of the dense forest … Later still a person learned the power of bronze with iron. Only first bronze was used, and later iron. Titus Lucretius Kar "On the nature of things" Archaeologists can say lucky. Celtic helmets are found in abundance. Their

“And Abraham said concerning Sarah his wife, She is my sister. And Abimelech king of Gerar sent and took Sarah.”Genesis 20: 2 Actually, I don’t like to rewrite articles taken from somewhere. Usually I do it differently. I select material from various articles and monographs, then work on it. But in this case, the work will be

If we turn to the ancient Russian chronicles, we learn that our ancestors lived in an environment of enduring holiness. "God's regiment" in heaven helped Alexander Nevsky to defeat the Germans. "Bright youths" (innocently killed Boris and Gleb) helped the Russian army on the Kulikovo field, and so on. And in the same

For our pagan nurses, For babbling infant days (Their speech was our speech, Until we knew ours) ("By birthright" by Rudyard Joseph Kipling) In European countries, 67-marker haplotypes of haplogroup R1a1 were analyzed, which helped to determine the approximate direction migration of this group of people

Any fortification is interesting and instructive in its own way. Why did people build them? To defend yourself from enemy attacks, sit behind high and thick walls and … after the shame of enemies, continue a peaceful life. As a rule, fortresses clearly show the ingenuity of our ancestors

For the sons of the Golden South (stand up!), For the price of years lived! If you cherish something, you sing about If you value something, you stand on that »Rudyard Joseph Kipling) When we want to learn something, then … it should be remembered that success is in an integrated approach. Otherwise

Diodorus drew attention to the great length of the Celtic swords, especially compared to the much shorter Greek or Roman swords. At the same time, judging by their findings in 450 - 250 years. BC, the blades of Celtic swords reached about 60 cm, that is, no longer than those that were at that time

West, East - Everywhere the same trouble, the Wind is equally cold. (To a friend who went to the West) Matsuo Basho (1644 - 1694). Translated by V. Markova. Those who have read the novel by James Clavell "Shogun" or have seen its adaptation, undoubtedly, have noticed that the main idea of this movie is the clash of two cultures

Why does a dog wag its tail? Because it is smarter than the tail. If the tail were smarter, it would wag the dog. (Larry Beinhart. "Wagging the Dog: A Novel") PR affects the masses. Yes, but what is the place and role

Before talking about how the Bronze Age in Europe was replaced by the Iron Age, it is necessary to "transfer" to the territory of … Ancient Assyria - a kingdom that is considered the world's first empire. Naturally, it was surrounded by certain states and with one of them - the state of Urartu, we in

Not so long ago, on the pages of VO I read the material "Reburial in One Night" and immediately remembered: and in fact I am almost a witness of one very interesting historical event, which today, of course, everyone seems to know about, but … in details and in faces it looks it's much more interesting. This is about

“Junnar-grad stands on a stone rock, not fortified by anything, fenced off by God. And the way to that mountain day, one person walks: the road is narrow, it is impossible for two to pass "(Afanasy Nikitin." Walking across the three seas. "

Well, many - not one or two, but many VO readers - do not want to part with the military culture of Mycenaean Greece and the legendary Troy. However, in Russia, there are almost more mysterious cultures of the Bronze Age than somewhere “out there” in the East or South. For example, we say “stone age”, “culture

Almost as early in India, they began to tame and use elephants in combat practice. It was from here that they spread first throughout the ancient world, and in India itself they were used in battles until the middle of the 19th century! The elephant is a very intelligent and extremely strong animal capable of

And it so happened that several VO visitors turned to me with a request to tell me about the armor and weapons of Indian warriors of past eras. It turned out that there is enough information for this. Moreover, not even for one material. And besides, a number of photographs of the original Indian weapons are not