Ancient Warfare Blog
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Naval infantry, sort of
This entry was posted on February 13, 2019
Frieze of a Dorian column showing a warship with marines on deck. Probably first century AD, from Rome. Names of Roman auxiliary units come in... .Read more -
Ancient Warfare podcast - Spartan superiority?
This entry was posted on January 17, 2019
In popular imagination, Spartan soldiers were nigh invincible super warriors. Is that reputation deserved, and was it appreciated similarly in ancient times? The Ancient Warfare... .Read more -
Weighty encyclopedias
This entry was posted on January 11, 2019
I really made out like a bandit at my birthday in November and Christmas just gone by. Generous donors gave me two very weighty (I... .Read more -
Ancient Warfare podcast - Power of Poseidon
This entry was posted on January 2, 2019
Ancient Warfare XII.4 should be with readers in the UK and most of Europe now, and is making its way elsewhere. In the meantime, the Ancient Warfare... .Read more -
The Ala Afrorum
This entry was posted on December 5, 2018
If you go out in the woods today, and visit some of the Roman archaeology museums along the Rhine in what was once Germania Inferior, you're... .Read more -
Unconventional tactics - the podcast
This entry was posted on December 4, 2018
The latest Ancient Warfare podcast was actually released on my birthday, just over two weeks ago. I don't think I was celebrating too hard and... .Read more -
Editorial plan updated
This entry was posted on November 7, 2018
Absolutely, it was high time I updated the editorial plan and thank you so much for all the suggestions. I truly enjoy hearing what topics... .Read more -
Ancient Warfare podcast: armour!
This entry was posted on October 24, 2018
Getting together for a world-spanning podcast recording doesn't always work out, so we had a slimmed-down team on only two continents. Mark, Marc, Angus and... .Read more -
Ancient naval warfare
This entry was posted on October 10, 2018
If you follow the Ancient Warfare Facebook page religiously, you will have seen how I reorganised by bookcases this spring. It was a pleasant reminder... .Read more -
Ancient Warfare podcast: death, dying and killing
This entry was posted on September 26, 2018
We had some coordination issues getting the AW podcast team together, but we managed. And we then proceeded to discuss what's of course really at... .Read more