Assyrian Empire is a rising country in Mesopotamia, with Aramaic and Akkadian languages. At the end of the 8th century BC, Assyria grew stronger and conquered the east of Asia Minor, Syria, Phoenicia, Palestine, Babylon and Egypt. The capital is located in Nineveh. Assyrians lived frequently in the ancient history of the two river basins for about two thousand years. Later, the Assyrians lost their hegemony and no longer had an independent country.
Assyrian culture has absorbed the strengths of West Asian countries and has its own characteristics. In Nimrud, Nineveh, Hal Szabad and other places, Assyrians have discovered magnificent palaces, temples and other buildings in Assyrian times. The building is decorated with a large number of reliefs and has a high artistic level. The Nineveh King's Library built by Asubani contains a large number of clay tablets, including religious myths, works of art, astronomy, medicine and so on. , is an important material for studying the history of Assyria.
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Assyria's military strength is strong for four main reasons:
1, the use of iron weapons directly improved the combat effectiveness of the army;
2. The application of iron plows, hoes and shovels in farming, as well as the expansion and improvement of water conservancy irrigation due to the use of iron tools, have greatly improved agricultural productivity, thus providing sufficient material supply for the country to establish a large number of standing armies and maintain long-term combat capability;
3. Assyrian concept of military superiority. They believe that "the government is another name for force" and the state is a huge war machine. Maintaining a huge army and expanding abroad are the primary tasks of the country;
4. Through a series of military reforms carried out by the Assyrian king, represented by Tiglath-Pileser III, the combat effectiveness of the army was significantly enhanced. As a result, the Assyrian empire can gallop all over West Asia and be invincible. This paper will focus on the main combat arms of the Assyrian Empire and their development process.
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