Ancient Warfare Blog

Reconstructing ancient linen body armour (review)

This entry was posted on December 11, 2013 by Josho Brouwers.

This is a review that I have been wanting to write for a while. The book in question is Reconstructing Ancient Linen Body Armor: Unraveling the... Read more

Battles in the ancient world (part 8)

This entry was posted on December 6, 2013 by Josho Brouwers.

This is the eighth and last part in a series of blog posts on types of battles fought in the ancient world. Previously, I discussed pitched... Read more

Battles in the ancient world (part 7)

This entry was posted on December 5, 2013 by Josho Brouwers.

In this penultimate blog post in a series on types of battles fought in the ancient world, I turn my attention to sieges. In earlier... Read more

Battles in the ancient world (part 6)

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

This is the sixth in a series of eight blog posts on different types of battles fought in the ancient world. In earlier posts, I... Read more

Battles in the ancient world (part 5)

This entry was posted on December 3, 2013 by Josho Brouwers.

This is the fifth part in a series of eight blog posts that examine the different types of battles fought in the ancient world. Earlier... Read more

Battles in the ancient world (part 4)

This entry was posted on December 2, 2013 by Josho Brouwers.

This fourth blog post – in a series of eight – is about ambushes, a particular type of armed conflict. It builds on the previous... Read more

Battles in the ancient world (part 3)

This entry was posted on November 29, 2013 by Josho Brouwers.

This is the third part in a series of eight blog posts on the different types of battles fought in the ancient world. In the... Read more

Battles in the ancient world (part 2)

This entry was posted on November 28, 2013 by Josho Brouwers.

This is the second instalment in a series of eight blog posts on types of battles fought in the ancient world. In the first part... Read more

Battles in the ancient world (part 1)

This entry was posted on November 27, 2013 by Josho Brouwers.

What kinds of battles were fought in the ancient world? I think you can probably define eight different types of battles, namely: pitched battles, meeting... Read more

Frontier wars and immigration policy in second-century Rome

This entry was posted on November 18, 2013 by travis.

Military decline and the barbarization of the Empire The extent of knowledge that Romans in the second century AD had of the Germans across the... Read more