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Ancient Warfare Answers episode 16: Bad late-Roman armies?
This entry was posted on October 27, 2020.
Later Roman armies seem to have a bad reputation for falling apart and generally letting the empire be overrun by 'barbarians'. Murray Dahm and I... Read more -
Ancient Warfare Answers episode 15: What about Roman phalanx tactics?
This entry was posted on October 23, 2020.
J Soth asked whether the Roman used phalanx tactics before the introduction of the maniple. It's fortuitous timing that we've just published an issue that's... Read more -
Podcast episode 119: The Rise of the Legion
This entry was posted on October 9, 2020.
Note: if you can't follow the numbering of the Ancient Warfare podcasts anymore, that's okay. We have trouble as well. It's just that The History... Read more -
Ancient Warfare Answers episode 14: what to do about cavalry armies?
This entry was posted on October 2, 2020.
Patron Carlos asked how the Romans adapted to dealing with cavalry armies. Murray and Jasper try to answer his question. Read more -
Ancient Warfare Answers episode 13: mercenary recruitment
This entry was posted on September 25, 2020.
Mercenaries were everywhere in the ancient world. If no one else could help, how did you find and then hire them? Assistant editor Murray Dahm... Read more -
Ancient Warfare Answers episode 12: bendy pila
This entry was posted on September 23, 2020.
In this episode, Murray and Jasper tackle the old notion that the Roman pilum was designed to bend on impact. It just might be a... Read more -
Taking your place at the battle of Marathon
This entry was posted on September 14, 2020.
This month marks the 2,510th anniversary of the battle of Marathon (unless you are in the ‘no year zero’ camp, in which case it falls... Read more -
Podcast episode 112: Ramming speed!
This entry was posted on September 11, 2020.
For this 'in-between' episode, the team invited a guest. Stephen DeCasien is working on his PhD in nautical archaeology and is involved in the RPM... Read more -
Ancient Warfare Answers episode 9, 10, and 11
This entry was posted on September 4, 2020.
Whoops! Having been a widow for ten years, my mom got remarried in August. That was a bit of a distraction as you might understand... Read more -
Ripples on a Hoplite Pond
This entry was posted on August 21, 2020.
A couple of projects are coming to fruition at the time of writing and they have me thinking. We’re finishing issue 14.2 of Ancient... Read more
