From 2500 to 1300
Bull jumping in Minoan Civilization was a dangerous ritual sport, as can be deduced from this fresco. (Herakleion Museum, Crete)
This is the earliest known depiction of Mycenaean soldiery.
The Mesopotamians resist incursions by Semities from Amurru.
The first ephemeral Assyrian empire was founded by Shamshi-Adad (ca1813-ca1781), who made his rule felt in the Levant. In this picture Assyrians sight the sea, which they had never seen before.
The great 18th century Venetian muralist G.B. Tiepolo thus imagined Achilles' anger with Agamennon when deprived of a slave he claimed as a war prize during the Trojan war. Achilles is being held back by the hair by the goddess Minerva.
The Assyrian army, provisioned by river, trots out to fight one of the wars of Ashur-uballit I (ca1354-ca1318), who consolidated the kingdom.
