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title: Ancient Desert Warfare
author: The Creative Assembly
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/8179/ancient-desert-warfare/
format: machine-readable-alternate
updated: 1970-01-01
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# Ancient Desert Warfare

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## Image File

[![Ancient Desert Warfare](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/8179.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/8179.jpg)

## Image Caption

An artist's impression of ancient desert [warfare](https://www.worldhistory.org/warfare/) in northern [Africa](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/africa/), in this case depicting the Kushite army doing [battle](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/battle/) with the Masaesyli. The kingdom of [Kush](https://www.worldhistory.org/Kush/), situated in northern Africa, flourished between c. 1069 BCE and 350 CE, while the Masaesyli were the original inhabitants of the western part of the North African [Berber](https://www.worldhistory.org/Berbers/) kingdom of Numidia (202-40 BCE). The portrayed clash is not based on any historical battle. (From the PC game Total [War](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/War/): [Rome](https://www.worldhistory.org/Rome/) II - Desert Kingdoms by the Creative Assembly)

#### Editorial Review

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## Cite This Work

### APA
Assembly, T. C. (2018, February 23). Ancient Desert Warfare. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/8179/ancient-desert-warfare/>
### Chicago
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### MLA
Assembly, The Creative. "Ancient Desert Warfare." *World History Encyclopedia*, 23 Feb 2018, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/8179/ancient-desert-warfare/>.

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![copyright source](/images/partners/totalwar.png)© The Creative Assembly / SEGA. This image from the [Total War](http://www.totalwar.com) game series is republished with permission. Original image by **The Creative Assembly**. Submitted by [Emma Groeneveld](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/emmagroeneveld1/ "User Page: Emma Groeneveld"), published on 23 February 2018. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: [Copyright](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Copyright). You cannot use, copy, distribute, or modify this item without explicit permission from the author. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.