Parthian army + Picture

Ashkanians during the reign 470 For years, they did not separate from the Scythian model of the army's administration and their war arrangement. This very simple method without the need for regular formations consisted of joining the independent force of several leaders and suddenly attacking the enemy for a specific purpose.. Yustin writes that Ashkan people always ride horses. They go to campaigns with horses. They go to parties with horses..

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They do business, attend to daily tasks and talk to each other. The Ashkan army was based on the two principles of shooting and riding. The Ashkan army did not have a regular army except at the border points, and inside the country there was no regular army as it is today.. The nobles of each region had their own troops, which were placed at the king's disposal during the war, and the value of the wealth of each of them was equal to the number of riders they provided in the day of need.. Cavalry was the main part of the army, which was divided into two categories: archers and armorers. These riders, in addition to the horse they rode, carried another horse with them to the battlefield, and sometimes they used camels. The war started with a drum.. Riders wore armor. When they stood in front of the sunlight with their armored horses, they looked like the top of the body. The Ashkans did not have the patience for a long-term war and sometimes they would leave the field in the heat of battle. They did not know anything about fortification and siege techniques and basically had a defensive army. The infantry had bows and arrows and the cavalry carried bows and arrows and spears. And while riding, they could shoot in any direction. First, they started the war by shooting and then the heavy armored cavalry attacked the heart of the enemy. It can be seen in other historical periods of Iran.

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