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Was the Bronze Age Chariot Really an Ancient Tank? - Chariots, Palace States, and the Logistics of Ancient War | Sleepy Facts About History
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The familiar image of a pharaoh standing alone in his chariot, bow drawn and enemies trampled beneath the wheels, is one of the most recognizable scenes from the ancient world. But the royal reliefs and inscriptions of the Late Bronze Age obscure a much more complex operational reality. The chariot was not an ancient tank designed to smash through enemy lines, but a fragile, highly specialized mobile missile platform that required extraordinary resources to function.
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