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Archery in Ancient Rome, Egypt and Greece Ancient Rome, Egypt and Greece were all very powerful civilizations. They conquered much land and were very successful. All of the civilizations were war obsessed. That’s how they conquered tons of land. Archery was a big help in wars. All of the civilizations used archery. Archery aided Egyptians, Romans and Greeks in wars. The ancient Egyptians had a powerful army. The archers were very powerful. Most were from the Middle East. Spears were thrown which was usually a long wooden staff with a copper or flint tip. Bows were usually bought from the Middle East instead of made in Egypt. Bows made were usually strung with sinew or string made of plant fiber. Infantry wore a G string or a belt that held a single curved bow. Egyptians didn’t realize the importance of archery because they focused on melee attacks most. The Egyptians used archery when hiding or in the back for long range attacks. But Egyptians focused more on close combat instead of long range. But they still did training for long range attacks. This shows how archery helped Egyptians conquer land, and the bows they used. The Romans also used archery for war. The Greeks also used lots of archery and made many different types of machines that flung arrows over two-hundred yards. The archers in Greece wore pointed hoods and worked as underlies of hoplites. Slingers could fling bronze balls over two-hundred yards. Archers from Crete fought on horseback. One type of catapult was a big crossbow mounted on a case. New improved stone throwers could fling 27kg rocks one-hundred-fifty yards. The gastaphetes could reach a bow length of fifteen feet and fire forty pound stones two-hundred to three hundred yards. This shows how the Greeks improved their archery and brought it further into machines that flung arrows and rocks. The archers were underlies of the hoplites but showed great skill and helped the Greeks with many battles. Archery was important to the Greeks. Without it the combat would only been close combat, and they wouldn’t have been able to wipe out as many soldiers as they could with a catapult. The Romans along with the Egyptians didn’t find the power in archers. Most archers in Rome came from the Middle East. The archers dressed in native clothes and after the Romans found skill in the archers they had the Romans started to do more archery training. They trained on soft targets with leaf head arrows. The arrows used were very effective and could puncture most armor; the arrows were only one time use. This shows how the Romans took archery into affect after seeing the importance. The training began and tons of Romans became archers as well as close combat fighters. So, with archery the Romans became even more powerful because of the new ability for both close and long range combat. This enabled them to conquer more land. Archery helped the three civilizations succeed and increase land and power. It made the armies stronger and more powerful. Archery was taken to use by all three civilizations and exceeded them in their power. Without archery the three civilizations wouldn’t have been as powerful.
Egyptians The ancient Egyptians had a powerful army. The archers were very powerful. Most were from the Middle East. Spears were thrown which was usually a long wooden staff with a copper or flint tip. Bows were usually bought from the Middle East instead of made in Egypt. Bows made were usually strung with sinew or string made of plant fiber. Infantry wore a G string or a belt that held a single curved bow. Egyptians didn’t realize the importance of archery because they focused on melee attacks most. The Egyptians used archery when hiding or in the back for long range attacks. But Egyptians focused more on close combat instead of long range. But they still did training for long range attacks. This shows how archery helped Egyptians conquer land, and the bows they used. The Romans also used archery for war.
Greeks The Greeks also used lots of archery and made many different types of machines that flung arrows over two-hundred yards. The archers in Greece wore pointed hoods and worked as underlies of hoplites. Slingers could fling bronze balls over two-hundred yards. Archers from Crete fought on horseback. One type of catapult was a big crossbow mounted on a case. New improved stone throwers could fling 27kg rocks one-hundred-fifty yards. The gastaphetes could reach a bow length of fifteen feet and fire forty pound stones two-hundred to three hundred yards. This shows how the Greeks improved their archery and brought it further into machines that flung arrows and rocks. The archers were underlies of the hoplites but showed great skill and helped the Greeks with many battles. Archery was important to the Greeks. Without it the combat would only been close combat, and they wouldn’t have been able to wipe out as many soldiers as they could with a catapult.
Romans The Romans along with the Egyptians didn’t find the power in archers. Most archers in Rome came from the Middle East. The archers dressed in native clothes and after the Romans found skill in the archers they had the Romans started to do more archery training. They trained on soft targets with leaf head arrows. The arrows used were very effective and could puncture most armor; the arrows were only one time use. This shows how the Romans took archery into affect after seeing the importance. The training began and tons of Romans became archers as well as close combat fighters. So, with archery the Romans became even more powerful because of the new ability for both close and long range combat. This enabled them to conquer more land.
Rome, Greek and Egypt Archery
