Ancient Warfare Blog

More thoughts about wargames

This entry was posted on November 4, 2013 by Josho Brouwers.

The weekend has come and gone and the entire Karwansaray team has – more or less! – safely returned from Belgium. As promised in my last... Read more

Playing with history

This entry was posted on October 31, 2013 by Josho Brouwers.

Tomorrow, the Karwansaray team will be heading to Belgium to attend this year’s Crisis at Antwerp. Crisis is an international fair all about miniature wargames... Read more

Researching ancient Greek arms and armour

This entry was posted on October 16, 2013 by Josho Brouwers.

A recent blog post by author William Shepherd on the website of Osprey Publishing discusses some points with regards to his printed statements on ancient Greek weapons... Read more

The Roman conquest of Iberia: logistics and supply difficulties

This entry was posted on October 15, 2013 by daniel.

During the second century BC, Roman military commanders were faced with many challenges with regard to complex logistics when fighting wars in distant lands. These... Read more

The grief of Achilles

This entry was posted on October 9, 2013 by Josho Brouwers.

The death of Patroclus forms a turning point in Homer’s Iliad. Achilles had retreated from battle because he had been offended by Agamemnon. When Patroclus is... Read more

Gladwell and Goliath

This entry was posted on October 3, 2013 by michael.

Michael Taylor is a regular contributor to Ancient Warfare magazine and the associated podcast. He recently watched this video based on Malcolm Gladwell’s new book on David and Goliath, which... Read more

Asteropaeus the ambidextrous hero

This entry was posted on October 1, 2013 by Josho Brouwers.

One of the joys of writing Henchmen of Ares (see also the synopsis) was revisiting the Homeric epics. Homer has been a significant part of my studies from... Read more

The Chinese war chariot

This entry was posted on September 15, 2013 by stephen.

When we think of war chariots we tend to think of ancient kingdoms, such as the Sumerians, Hittites and particularly the Egyptians. After all, the... Read more

Going through proposals

This entry was posted on September 13, 2013 by Josho Brouwers.

Ancient Warfare magazine relies on proposals from authors to fill each issue. Fortunately, we really never have any problems with getting enough proposals. The only time... Read more

Chariots and horses in the Homeric world

This entry was posted on August 19, 2013 by Josho Brouwers.

We are currently hard at work putting the finishing touches on my new book, Henchmen of Ares: Warriors and Warfare in Early Greece. It is set... Read more