warriors

Clothing

Egyptian warriors wore linen kilts, wrist guards and a leather cuirass. They carried a wooden shield covered in cow hide for protection.

An Egyptian warrior

Weapons

Their weapons included the battleaxe, dagger, spear, sword, battlemace and khopesh. The bronze boss on the sheld was also a weapon. It was used to hit enemies on the nose, and then they were finished off with a sword.

Chariots

The Egyptians used chariots as mobile fighting platforms, not for transport. Egyptian chariots were very very light and were pulled by horses.

A war chariot

The kings rode on chariots and used a bow and arrow.

A pharaoh firing an arrow from his chariot