İLK ÇAĞ ANADOLU DEVLETLERİNDE ORDU

Name of the thesis: Army in the first age anatolian states
Prepared by: Koray ŞERBETÇİ
ABSTRACT
The concept of war has been the most remarkable fact throughout the history of
civilization.It has been used in various types for different aims from Stone Age to
Modern Ages.The wars in terms of formation,development and results, take place in
different situations according to the aim,weapons,socio-economic and political profiles
of the sides in the war.At this point the concept of war is not a pointless violence but a
planned violence that nations apply to reach their aims.The nations carry out this
activity by means of army which is formed with a special order and restrictions.
Army,the public armed force,has constitutionalized naturally with the birth of
political power.The constitutionalized army has undertaken economic and political
missions of its own state.Because the state, by its nature,supports production, provides
the economic atmosphere of trade and safety, and makes up constitutional order.
Following this phase, the state has to improve.The powers that create the state, force it
to expand and be much more powerful.Such a new state, even it has reached its ultimate
borders,will be compelled to expand and improve when faced the risk of falling.At this
point,the army will continue both its economic and political misions.
Considering the historical role of the army,in the First Age Anatolia, the
common and different features of the Hittite, the Urartu, the Lydian, the Frigian, the
Ionian armies can be settled as much as possible.It is seen that their historical missions
and technical equipments create several common points in the armies of these states.The
use of bronze and iron in weaponry technology and conversion of war-carts into
effective war machines have the traces of First Age Anatolian States.Furthermore,
cultural differences and practical needs, coming with the geographical areas of each
state, also reflect to the army.Of course, military components, such as war equipments
and strategies, that Ionians,a maritime state, was formed differently compared to the
Urartus who tried to dominate hard mountainous regions.Anatolia,a natural bridge for
people,always met new military concepts which resulted from the cultural waves of
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