Hunting in ancient Iran(Achaemenids)

To investigate hunting in ancient Iran(Achaemenids) we pay:

The custom of Iranians is that they move like a war dress while hunting, and the king's special attention to this fact confirms that hunting is a school of war and a field for practicing martial arts..

For this reason, it is important that young people perform their duties with full skill. In this sense, it makes them accustomed to get up early in the morning, not to be afraid of cold and heat, to walk as usual. Nand, on horseback have the skills to shoot on the horses andJavelin throw while galloping, be strong and agile .

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In addition to this, hunting often gives strength to the hunters' souls. Humans are strong and courageous against beasts of burden and predators. .

He has no choice, either he has to destroy the insolent opponent or he himself becomes the owner. In other words, in hunting, the same situation occurs as in a real war, and therefore it is very important for hunting.. When young people were assigned to hunting, they would take food with them. Although their food was not much different from children's food, its volume was larger. .

Hunters do not eat anything in the hunting field, but if the animal they are hunting forces them to stop in a place or a special reason prolongs the hunting period, they gather together and eat their food. Continuation They give until nightfall and they spend their one day's ration in two days so that they can get their war results and have endurance in case of necessity. He brought it with him And, but they eat this vegetable with full appetite with a piece of millet bread that they have with them, and they water themselves with river or stream water and enjoy it a lot..

Source : Xenophon's Kuresh Name Book 1, p 8