Ancient Egypt Had No Flag — It Used Sacred War Standards Instead
The dust of the Syrian plain hasn’t settled yet, and already the roar is building along the Egyptian line. It is 1274 BCE, and the army of Ramesses II is advancing toward Kadesh — not beneath rippling rectangles of colored cloth, but beneath towering gilded poles crowned with sacred animals:...
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