Ancient warfare

History of warfare

Prehistoric warfare

Ancient warfare

Medieval warfare

Early modern warfare

Modern warfare

Naval warfare

Siege warfare

Trench warfare

Guerilla warfare

Aerial warfare

Nuclear warfare

List of wars

List of battles .

Ancient warfare is war conducted from the beginnings of history to the end of the ancient period, which is often equated with the fall of Rome in 476 CE.

Cultures

Sumerian

Indus Valley

Native American

Southeast Asia

Israel, Judea, and Samaria

Main article: History of ancient Israel and Judah

Chinese

Main article: Military history of China

Xia Dynasty

Shang Dynasty

Zhou Dynasty

Qin Dynasty

Han Dynasty

Three Kingdoms

Jin Dynasty

Sixteen Kingdoms

Southern and Northern Dynasties

Japanese

Main article: Military history of Japan

Jomon Period

(10,000 BCE-300 BCE)

Yayoi Period

(300 BCE-250 CE)

Yamato Period

(250-710 CE)

Korean

Egyptian

Greek

Etruscan

Roman

Main article: Military history of Rome

British Islander

Celtic

Weapons and tactics

Ancient weapons

Main article: Weapon, List of ancient weapons

Ancient sieges

Main article: Siege

Unit types

• Infantry
• Cavalry
  • Cataphract
  • Horse archer
• Chariotry
• Archery
• Slingman
• Hoplite
• Macedonian phalanx
• Roman legion
  • Marius' army
  • Auxiliaries
  • Hastati
  • Principes
  • Triarii
  • Velites
• Greek fire

Important ancient battles

• Battle of Kadesh c. 1300 BC
• Battle of Chaeronea 338 BC
• Battle of Issus 333 BC
• Battle of Cannae 216 BC
• Battle of Adrianople 378

Important ancient wars

• Persian Wars
• Peloponnesian War
• Punic Wars

Sources

1. Bradford, Alfred S. With Arrow, Sword, and Spear: A History of Warfare in the Ancient World. Westport, Conn.: Praeger, 2001.