Statue of War: The horrors of terror of the ancient Persian empire

In ancient times, the warrior statues (war elephants) were highly appreciated, they were considered: The army without soldiers was despised, unlike the forest without lions, the country had no king!

In ancient times, when weapons were rudimentary and inefficient, animals such as horses, elephants, camels . became the decisive factor in the success or failure of the war.

They contribute significantly to the battle and sometimes become the strength of an army.

If the mighty Mongol empire was developed on horseback that terrified the enemy, the Three-armed army would be an enemy of the mighty elephant army.

What makes the Persian army the most powerful in ancient times?

Statue of soldiers is extremely powerful army.

War elephants or warriors are a pioneering fighting force trained to destroy, break the ranks, thicken enemies.

This form of fighting is unique because it is not in the country, any army is possible because it depends on the geographical position of each country.

Although originating from India then spread to Southeast Asia and the Middle East as far as the Mediterranean, but war elephants only really flourished in the Persian empire.

The West developed less war elephants than the East.

As can be seen in the West, soldiers do not really develop much compared to war horses , largely because of the limited number of native elephants.

On the contrary, in the East because of the ideal environment for elephants to breed, the form of battle elephants became more popular.

The army of elephants makes every army abstain.

Until later, when the cannon was invented, the war elephant was disabled. Make this form less and if there is only for the purpose of transporting, pulling wood .

So, among many countries that use war elephants, why is Persia the strongest exploiter to become the most powerful army at that time?

1. Elephants are highly effective in battle

The Persian army had the strength thanks to the large elephant army.

According to the evaluation of talented military men, each elephant is worth the equivalent of an elite army!

In ancient times, Indian civilization appreciated the value of elephants during the war. They said: "The army without a soldier is despicable, unlike a forest without a lion, a country without a king, or a courage to strike with bare hands".

Persia made other troops also terrified.

This is also understandable because elephants are the largest creatures on land, with tremendous strength and attack power than any creature, including beasts.

Historically, even the Queen of Assyria Semiramis when attacking India, because she knew India had a strong army of soldiers, she also faked an army of elephants with a dummy, but still lost the battle against the elephants. ".

As a result, the military leaders attach great importance to and watch out for their elephant forces and appreciate their offensive ability.

2. The Persian Empire developed war figures to the top

The Persians use very good fighting elephants.

Elephants are interested, nurtured and used as a "living" resource of the Persian Empire. Thanks to that, the Persian army hindered the advance of Alexander the Great.

In the battle of Gaugamela (331 BC) the Persians deployed the army of war elephants located at the center of the army and became the main core for the army, which made fearless and powerful Macdonia soldiers feared.

The power of an elephant with hundreds of people.

Alexander the Great even had to make a Sacrifice for the god of fear the night before the battle.

Later, despite winning the battle but deeply impressed with the enemies' elephants, he took the herd into his army, continuing to add some more when he captured the rest of Persia.