Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-01-23
BY n. NJ. TiRARD
(The Distinguished EgyptoloaIst.)

TN the midst OF the great in which engaged
the soldiers OF ancient Egypt interest
for like the Begians Of today they also loved
quetness they believed the security OF their land to
by treaties safeguarding their neutrality
but by the natural boundaries OF their country the
and the desert Happy and gay they lived at In
valley bathed in sunshine all the round and watered
by the ferzing inundation OF their wonderful river No
wonder they hated fighting and became prey to
their invaders. Yet and again in the old time
the soldiers OF ancient Egypt, taking advantage OF
dsensions among succeeded In freeing their
land from their conquerors and at one memorable time
long these inhabitants of the valley OF the
Nile bold enough to claim the empire OF the world
With in war public opinion In ancient Egypt
changed the ethics OF warfare for though In the
older periods d. spoken OF evil yet In
time OF the great Egyptian Empire in spite OF
complaints robbery and cruelty practced by the soldiers
read OF the highest good for the country.
The earliest of Egypt Of which have record
to have been akin to old militia than to
regular army. Every town and every village as well
each temple estat had to supply and equip certain
number OF for the army and in time OF war as in
France today the younger priests we're probably Obliged
great mobiles were also enrolled according to the ienda
system under the command OF their various chettans
These chieftans not necessarily trained soldiers
and in time Of peace they had to undertake elv duties
such the organization of the great mining and quarry
ing expeditions in the Sinai Peninsula as well as the
transport work of conveying immense blocks from the
quarres to the temple buildings
corps were formed Nubians south well OF
Lbyan mercenaries each under their own officers The
piled bodies OF soldiers to the Egyptian army and
the word Madoi probably signityng hunter became the
Copc Mato Desert tribes always make good soldiers
like Ishmael OF old. they life when their hand Is
against they have splendid fighting qualities
the wild desert ife and Arab warriors have more
than once put to flight the armies Of civilized nations
special department under it's officials who had to give
account the commanderinchief We have details OF
the good arrangements about 1000 C. when
expedition OF 5000 men was sent by the Hammamat
road TO the red Sea-
of martial enthusiasm and of national prosperity
swept the country after the expulsion OF the Hyksos
the sixteenth century b. C., and, after clearing
their native land OF the foreign invaders the soldiers were
melted by their leaders to their into the
enemys country Recruiting agents appointed from
the class of scrbes and the reorganzed
scale and, in spite Of the essential non
warlike character OF her people Egypt became military
Raids and piage brought riches into the country
and tribute exacted from all conquered tribes The
wealth Asia uTed the armies onward and for perhaps
three centuries the whole nation obsessed by the lust
Of
In this time OF Egyptian conquest the divided
into great bodies the OF the south and the army
Rameses the Great subdvided II again into
divisions named after the great gods RIA. Amen
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