May 1st, 2013
Generation and generation of warriors
Spartans
Known to be the most
fearsome warrior!
Brandon Wiggins
Amazon
According to PBS Secrets of
the dead website Amazon warriors
from the 8th century made men fear
them with their strength and ruthlessness. They would mate with
male foes and only keep female babies and vanquish the males.
Around the 5th century the amazon
women lost in a battle with the
Greeks at Thermodon, getting imprisoned they overwhelmed the ship
and drifted to the Black sea to
the territory of the Scythians.
They began to marry the Scythian
men and convinced them to move
northeast to the Russian Steppes
creating their own culture known
as the Sauromatians. According to
Whoosh the Amazon River was said
to be named from the Amazon Women.
Hippolyte was the Amazon Queen and was
born from Otrera and Ares the God of
War. The Amazons were the earliest
symbols of a society’s fear of feminism. According to Greece Myths Amazon
women would seek to start battles with
men to either capture them for slavery
or kill them on the spot. They say
that Amazon women could be a myth and
that they never existed. The moon was
a symbol for beauty and feminine, the
women would worship the moon. Their
name Amazon means moon mother and got
their name from worshipping the moon.
Aztec
The first capture of a prisoner was
an initiation into the world of the
real Aztec warrior. The warriors
would wear specific helmets with
different patterns to show the rank
or class they represent or received. When an Aztec’s rank is
high they get rewards for achieving
their rank. They could get involved
According to Aztec-History.com the Aztec with politics or law in the sociewarrior was a position that was recog-
ty. The land was tax-free so any
nized by the society. It was common for
profit he made was his to keep.
young children to become warriors. The
Warriors were encouraged to start a
boys in the empire would receive educa-
family to support the land and in-
tion, such as Astronomy, rhetoric, poet- herit his father’s belongings and
ry, history and religion. They would al- become a warrior. The lives of an
so get training on the battlefield with
Aztec were often short; life expec-
other warriors. Boys would become men at tancy in the empire was around 37
the age 17, but would start out at the
years old if healthy. When the Az-
lowest rank in the army as servants,
tec knew a war was starting the men
that would carry weapons and supplies.
would leave their families and get
After the youth captures a prisoner they prepared to go to war with whoever
become one of the warriors.
it’s against.
Celtic
According to ancientmilitary.com
Around 500 years it took
the Celtic warriors were settled peo-
the Romans to get the security
ple of the Mediterranean. Said to be
they needed to fend off a Celt-
the reoccurring nightmare that unpre-
ic invasion. The Celtics were
dictably erupted from darker Europe.
mostly about fighting and war-
The Celtic warrior was a well earned
fare. They would cut off the
reputation, which gave the Mediterra-
heads of the killed enemies and
nean people a reason to fear them. The
collected them to bring back
warriors would spike their hair up
and show their skill and tal-
with lime and wore horned and winged
ent. The Celtics would wear
helmets to emphasize their large stat-
tall horned helmets to make
ure. Their attacks and skills on the
them look taller and more in-
battlefield were fearless, wild, and
timidating to their enemies.
savage. Over time the Celtics learned
the ways of the land they conquered
and developed different weapons and
armor. The Celtics made a mark on the
Romans and planted in their psyche
that they are fearful and ruthless
warriors and changed history for the
Romans. The Romans had great respect
for the Celtics and would always have
in the back of their mind that at any
point the Celtics could invade them
and take their land.
Egyptian
According to legendsandchronicles.com the Egyptian were peaceful
people but still had an army ready for a war. Once Egypt untied they became organized with a hierarchy and chain of command that was highly
advanced. The people were signed up as soldiers without choose by the
society. Majority of the army comprised of prisoners of war from previous skirmishes and battles. Other warriors signed up to the army on
their own choice, included upper class Egyptian civilians often became
officers and generals. Egyptian warriors were known as Braves of the
King" and led the most important battles. The Egyptian army's pride
group were true soldiers and known greatly for their skills. One of the
main reasons the Egyptians went to war was to obtain booty or riches and
ownership of a town. Sometimes the Egyptians would conquer the city and
not kill the ruler and allow the rulers to keep charge of their land but
still be owned by the Egyptians. The warriors would carry typical weapons such as swords, shields, bow and arrow, and spears. Chariot soldiers
would have a different weapons set like bows spears and ranged weapons .
Gladiator
Put to the test against their
will to see how powerful and fearsome they are. Gladiators were
thrown into a coliseum as slaves
and come out warriors if they survived a series of battles. According topenelope.uchicago.edu they
called the battles gladiatorial
games as a sacrifice due the spirits of the dead and the need to
propitiate them with offerings of
blood. Battles upon battles to
test their might against the waves
of warriors. In ancient Rome, lass
of professional fighters who performed for exhibition. Battles
would take place at amphitheaters,
were introduced from Etruria and
originally were funeral games.
Gladiators were usually paired off
to fight each other in pairs up to
5,000. Some would be in groups to
fight off more than one enemy to
test larger numbers of foes
Even if a Gladiator won the
battle some victors would kill
them if the people didn't desire
their skill or talents. Gladiators at first slaves or prisoners
including Christians. They would
train the Gladiators before sending them out so they would put on
a show for the people instead of
getting killed of slaughtered
right away. Some of the fighters
would gain immense population
from the people which could help
them get free from being a prisoner. Even some soldiers wanted
to test their skill and would
join the combat to show the people there might.
Greek
Each warrior soon began to fight for its
own glory instead of in an organized
formation. The Greek would start a battle with taunts or jeers followed by dueling of the champions when one of the
According to ancientmilitary.com
champions won the battle would begin.
the Greek warriors became the
Greek warriors were a step ahead of oth-
premiere warriors of their clas-
er armies and used shields and armor
sical world. From intense inter-
with swords and spears. While Greek con-
nal warfare they perfected heavy
temporaries focused on chariot warfare
infantry tactics and when they
the Greek warriors focused on heavy in-
were united together they could
fantry due to the unstable ground around
fend off an invasion from the
their area making them have a better ad-
Persians which we the power of
vantage over the attackers. The Greek
their day. Outnumbered Greek
warriors were citizen soldiers accept
troops called hoplites used supe- for the professional army of Sparta. As
rior tactics, training and arms
time went on the Greek started to create
to defeat two massive invasions.
better weapons and armor. Therefore in-
Alexander the Great was a known
creasing their chances of winning bat-
Greek warrior that inherited the
tles and taking territory away from sur-
Macedonian and Greek warriors
rounding areas.
that conquered the known world.
Japanese
According to legendsandchronicles.com the Japanese warriors were diverse
and colorful. The Japanese classes were lesser known but all warriors
would have one element in common and that was the skill of mastering
their chosen art. The Japanese consisted of much different kind of warriors but the basic warriors were known as the Buddhist Monks, Ashgaru
foot soldiers, and pirates Wokou. When thinking about the Japanese warrior it’s good to keep in mind that they have a diverse mix of fighting
styles, classes, and the different ranks they can achieve. The Ashigaru
foot soldiers made up for the few number of other classes and was the
majority of the army of Japan. They had limited skills and lack of
training in war; they were armed with a variety of weapons and armor
over time, also known as army fillers. The Wokou were pirates of Japan
and Wokou meant Japanese pirates which is how they got their name. They
would carefully plan and implement their raids from the coastlines and
small islands of Japan, such as taking trading vessels and looting nearby countries like China and Korea.
The Sohei also known as Buddhist Monks
were always finding their selves in wars
giving advices to officers and defending
themselves. Throughout the years the
Japanese army grew and developed over
time and became increasingly strong.
Mongolian
According to legendsandchronicles.com
the Mongolian warriors were fierce and
well-schooled in the art of war and
fighting. They had psychological attitude and organized formations of warfare. The army consisted of skilled
archers and horsed riders, they would
fight opponents with better armor, but
they had the tactical advantage and
fighting advantage. Warrior or not the
Mongolian societies were known for
their great archery skills which made
invaders intimated. The Mongols were
righty feared enemies in battle. Mongols learned a lot of battle skills
from their ancestors, including archery, battle tactics, and formations.
Their training was hard and consistent
but not very strict or disciplined. The
armor lacked behind most enemies steel
armor and shields. Their battle tactics
were superior with a regimented fashion
with troops being paired in 10’s 100’
The horses would have stirrups
created by the Huns in earlier
days but never used in different cultures. By having solid
ground they were able to perfect their stand and could
twist and use the bow and arrow to their advantage. Mongolian armor was made up of different martial such as boiled
and hardened leather. Steel
plates would often add an extra layer of strength to the
leather plating.
Ninja
According to legendsandchronicles.com
Ninjas are elusive and secretive ranks al-
From short melee weapons to
so known as Shinobi. They specialized in
long range projectiles the
covert war tactics and were feared and re-
Ninja would use anything to
spected by most societies. By using their
get the job done with ease.
stealth and specialist weapons the Ninja
The Ninja were wily and
warriors were masters at infiltration and
stealthy sometimes unseen and
espionage, studying their targets and then
undetected. Ninjas wouldn't
striking with pin point accuracy. Ninjas
wear any armor or protection
hailed from Japan during times of war, the
besides a black robe and mask.
most common first mentions of Ninjas were
during the 15th century in the ancient
times of Japan. The name Shinobi is known
in Japan and Ninja is commonly used in the
west, Shinobi means to steal away which
fits the Ninjas status perfect. Depending
on how you performed in front of the hierarchy they would assign you specific missions and tasks to begin and if you completed them with ease the hierarchy would
increase the importance of the mission.
The weapons of the Ninja had such a diverse array of choices that were specific
to the right mission at hand.
Persian
The Achaemenid empire was one of the
greatest Persian empires of its
time, commonly known as the First
Persian Empire. The Persians had
According to legendsandchroni-
different classes of the army, the
cles.com the Persian warrior were
well-known class was he immortals
part of the Persian empire. The im-
that were the heavy infantry for the
mortals were the most renowned ancient warriors of the Persians feared
most by the large scale of attack and
the fact that if you killed one Persian warrior that another warrior
filled its spot making it seem like
they are immortal. The Persian army
was massive and made it easy for them
to conquer and rule a large portion
of the Greater Iran region, consisting of about 150,000 warriors including the immortals. They would break
the army up in to one thousand soldier groups called hazarabams, the
Persians. The Achaemenid Horsemen
were a key element for launching
shock attacks on their enemies at a
moment's notice. The Sassanian Cataphract were the heavily armed hors
and horsemen that worked in massive
groups to push back their enemies.
Sparabara the Persian Shield bearers
were the front line soldiers and
would take the biggest hit on tragedies. Last class is the Persian
warrior archers that would be the
first to attack but from a distance
immortal hazarabam was known as the
to whip out easy targets for the
King's personal division.
other front line warriors heading to
battle.
Samurai
According to legendsandchronicles.com samurai warriors were started off
as mere foot soldiers for the Japanese army. Their ranks would determine
where they would go and what they would do. Some Samurais would fight in
the wars and help the Japanese army with struggles and some would become
bodyguards for taxes collectors that would be threatened by bandits and
thieves. In early times the Samurais weren't educated and weren't a big
deal but after years passed they became masters with swords and martial
arts. It took skill and hard work to become a high rank in the Samurai
world, some made it high and some died trying. Samurais started becoming
more recognized and gave a great impact on enemies. They would be so respected and hold such gravitas that they soon dominated the government.
The common image for a Samurai is a short range warrior but they also
would use a bow and arrow for long range battles and would also use their
sword or katana when the enemy came close enough. They would be dressed
with light heavy armor they was flexible for them to swing a sword but be
protected from other enemies
Spartan
According to legendsandchroni-
When they became the age of
cles.com Sparta the home of the Spar-
twenty they were deemed sol-
tans was one of the most efficient and
diers and were grouped mostly
strongest Leading Greek city states on
with the other warriors they
its time. The Spartans were highly
trained with as kids. The Spar-
trained and battle ready as well as
tan army was said to be the
highly organized. They specialized in
strongest of its time, through
warfare tactics, hand to hand combat
smartness, natural selection,
and brutal fighting. Spartans were believed that they begun around the 8th
century. It wasn’t till the mid 6th
century when Sparta managed to be one
of the strongest city states in all of
Greece. To become a Spartan warrior
they would be taken from their homes at
the age of six or seven and would get
put through training by other Spartan
warriors with battling as their primary
purpose of life. They would be trained
for any war or fight that would arise
from any enemy. As they grew to be
around twelve their training would increase with more discipline and training introduced.
and its training, the soldiers
that merged from their training
were some of the most fearless
and fearful fighters.
Viking
According to legendsandchronicles.com Vikings were highly known and
feared across Europe for their brutal attacks and unorthodox for the time
weapon on choice, the battle axe. They were known for their close fighting
style and berserkers. The warriors were armored but not as to the king
wearing chain mail that was for more protection. The enemies would most often see the Viking ships come after them with their Dragon heads on the
front. They were wielding heavy battle axes and stood tall making them very
fearful to enemies. The warriors would wear any bit of armor they could get
with a helmet to shield to wearing leather underneath. On their helmets
were horns signifying their culture and were in wieldy to wear and rather
impractical. The well known Viking berserker warriors were the most feared
off all the Vikings they were said to take a drug called anmirifta to enhance their will to battle.
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