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may 14, 737 BC - Founding of standing army

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Tiglath-Pileser III founded the world's first permanent standing army (Howard 36). Previously, soldiers were not employed year-round. This allowed Assyria to have better-trained professional soldiers in place of conscripts.

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may 14, 737 BC
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