Les Šerden et l’Égypte. Des armes et … du grain !

 

During the Asiatic wars of the Pharaohs, a group of mercenaries Šerden constitutes a part of the troops composing the Egyptian Army. Settled in Egyptian fortresses, this group forms a troop of auxiliaries in the service of Egyptian kings, as in the cities of Byblos and Ougarit. But this group of Šerden possess also important agricultural properties in Egypt, while the countries of the oriental Mediterranean Sea was marked by a difficult supply in cereal.

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"The rural World during the ancient Medditerranean Culture: Right/Laws, Religion, Trade, Practices"

 

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