The Medjay was a nomadic group among the Nubians. As mercenaries, the Medjay were first found in Egyptian texts in the 6th Dynasty. Medjay were later recruited to join Egyptian troops again in the Second Intermedia...The Medjay was a nomadic group among the Nubians. As mercenaries, the Medjay were first found in Egyptian texts in the 6th Dynasty. Medjay were later recruited to join Egyptian troops again in the Second Intermediate Period while Egypt was invaded by foreign forces, and continued to work as border police at Aswan during the New Kingdom. The strategy exposed the nearsightedness of ancient Egyptian military planning. The mercenaries could help Egypt to defeat the foreign invasion temporarily, but this kind of strategy was bound to be counterproductive in the end.展开更多
文摘The Medjay was a nomadic group among the Nubians. As mercenaries, the Medjay were first found in Egyptian texts in the 6th Dynasty. Medjay were later recruited to join Egyptian troops again in the Second Intermediate Period while Egypt was invaded by foreign forces, and continued to work as border police at Aswan during the New Kingdom. The strategy exposed the nearsightedness of ancient Egyptian military planning. The mercenaries could help Egypt to defeat the foreign invasion temporarily, but this kind of strategy was bound to be counterproductive in the end.
