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Originally Posted by GloucesterChief
There are two seasons where not as many workers are needed out in the fields: summer and winter. That is when the Pyramids were built ...which makes the 20 year time frame as espoused by the "experts" all that more ludicrous.
Egypt never had the best military and the fact it had rather hard to cross deserts surrounding it lead to it not being threatened all that much. The New Kingdom military was a dominant force and conqured the Levant
Also, the blocks are not uniform with the ones higher up being smaller than the ones at the base. yes, we know that, but the heaviest stone in the King's Chamber is about 450' high.
Pyramids are from the Old Kingdom period which is strictly bronze age. So the military was a warrior elite, who could afford bronze weapons and armor, and a bunch of lightly armed and armored archers, slingers, and skirmishers.
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Egypt got the chariot idea from the Hyksos, whom they later defeated using theri own version. Sooooo...other armies could afford the same.