The army of ancient Egypt was called Mesha, which means grouping of forces, and basically, that was, small groups meeting as needed to support small towns and cities. Among its functions was the protection of cities and borders, protect maritime trade and also the performance of all kinds of public works.
In ancient Egypt, the employment of a soldier was not very popular., since most were more peasants than warriors. But in order to protect the crops from the many invasions they suffered, they had to quickly recruit and train a large number of inhabitants in tactics and war work.
Among its basic principles each soldier had to fight, even giving his life without thinking about it to protect his good name and defend the pharaoh against any threat, and They were awarded, if they had to fight, the title of The Gold of Courage, but if he showed cowardice, he was degraded and on many occasions he was executed.
The soldier's aspirations were to get a portion of the promised land for the fulfillment of his duties. in addition to herds and staff of the service corps of the royal house to be able to work the newly obtained lands immediately.
The ancient Egyptian army was called Mesha, which means a grouping of forces, and basically, that was, small groups that met in case of need to support small towns and cities. Among its functions was the protection of cities and borders, protect maritime trade and also the performance of all kinds of public works.
In ancient Egypt, the employment of soldier was not very popular, since most were more peasants than warriors. But in order to protect the crops from the many invasions they suffered, they had to quickly recruit and train a large number of inhabitants in tactics and war work.
Among its basic principles, each soldier had to fight, even give his life without thinking about it to protect his good name and defend the pharaoh against any threat, and they were awarded, if they had to fight, the title of The Gold of Courage, but if he showed cowardice, he was degraded and on many occasions he was executed.
The soldier's aspirations were to obtain a portion of promised land for the fulfillment of his duties, as well as herds and personnel from the service corps of the royal house to be able to work the newly obtained lands immediately.
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