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Korea Iron & Steel Association                     Chapter 2●Take One: What is the origin of iron?
                                                                        We should note that Rome
                                When Silla annexed                       earned its reputation as a
                                Gaya, it was Gaya's fine                great empire because of its                         No one remains
                                steelmaking technology                  army that was armed with                             No. 1 forever!              And that’s because
                                that served as a decisive                    steel weapons.                                                                 of their steel?
                                factor in Silla's ability to
                                unite the three kingdoms!             I assume that in
                                                                     the old days, steel
                                                                    represented national
                                                                          power.                                                                                  That's right! The Xiongnu, a tribe of
                                                                                                                                                                 excellent riders, defeated Rome with
                                                                                                                                                                  their ‘steel stirrup’ skills. This skill is
                                                                                                                                                                 characterized by the free wielding of
                                                                                                                                                                 the spear and the bow on horseback.
           In ancient times, the Roman Empire was the greatest
           empire, whose control went beyond the Italian peninsula,
           Europe, and the Mediterranean Sea, to reach North Africa,
           Persia and Egypt.

                                                                                                                                                         A stirrup is a frame that
                    Gallia
                    Gallia
                                                                                                                                                           supports the feet to
                                Macedonia                                                                                                                    mount a horse.
                                Macedonia
            Spain
            Spain                                                                                                                                       By learning to sit firmly on
                 The Roman Empire
                 The Roman Empire         Mesopotamia                                                                                                    the saddle with the legs
                                          Mesopotamia
                                                                                                                                                          affixed to the stirrups,
                             The Mediterranean                                                                                                           the Xiongnu riders could
                             The Mediterranean
                                                                                                                                                         shoot their arrows in all
                Carthage
                Carthage
                                                                                                                                                         directions on the horse.
                                        Egypt
                                        Egypt
                                          The Roman Empire from A.D. 98 to 117
                                          The Roman Empire from A.D. 98 to 117
                                                                                                                                                         Stirrup
                                                                                                                                                         Stirrup
                                         The Roman steelmaking
                                           technology was so                                                                                 Wow, a great empire      With time, the
                                         remarkable that its steel                                                                          was brought down by       great power of
                                        spear could pierce strong                                                                          one single steel tool. The   steel could be
                                                 armor.                                                                                    power of steel is pretty   better harnessed
                                                                                                                                                 incredible!          through mass-
                                                                                                                                                                      production.
                                                                                                                                                                      That led to a
                                                                                                                                                                      great revolution!
                                  However, even the Roman
                                   Empire trembled before a
                                  fearful ethnic group called
                                        the Xiongnu.





                              Normally, knives were made for cutting. However, the Roman Empire’s ‘gladius’ was made with fine                The Xiongnu were a horse-riding people who were active in northern Eurasia. They were powerful
            Tidbit            steel technology making it apt for stabbing, too. In fact, it was so sharp that it could pierce hard   Tidbit   enough to instill fear into the Han Dynasty in China. Did you know that the Great Wall was built to
                              armor.                                                                                                          keep the Xiongnu out?


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