Differences Of War: Similarities Between Ancient And Modern Warfare

The conflicts of men have been recorded ever since the dawn of mankind.
Comparing from the times of Alexander the Great, warfare has immensely evolved. For almost 10,000 years, combat technologies did not change until around 1000 AD. During this time, the Chinese had discovered the potential of gun powder and were using it for fireworks. A few hundred years later, Arab and Western European powers had started to develop fire-arms and cannons (powered by gunpowder) for combating the Mongolians in the East and Native Americans in the West. In addition with the advancements of aerospace technologies, warfare has changed more than ever.

Although the way Rome fought Carthage was different from how America invaded Iraq, there were still some similarities. One similarity between the early and modern soldiers is that they would both wear armor. During the times of Pericles and Julius Caesar, the average soldier would wear iron armor and a helmet to protect him from being pierced by a blade.
In this one-on-one duel, the Roman would be equipped with a spear and a sword for close range combat. Also the Roman would wear metal armor and carry a shield that covers his body. The Navy Seal would wear bullet proof clothes and hold a machine gun. To kill the Seal, the Roman would have to throw his spear which would probably miss and then pull out his sword. On the other hand, all the Seal has to do is pull the trigger to kill the Roman before he could even throw his spear. This is an example of how the modern war technologies have evolved. Another example would be that in the pre-gunpowder world, soldiers would take weeks to get to their destination on a horse. Today, at team of modern soldiers could jump into a helicopter and get to there destination within a few hours. There are so many more differences in how war technologies compare to those of 2,000 years