Ancient Warfare Blog

Ancient Warfare workshop at Aberystwyth University

This entry was posted on January 30, 2013 by Josho Brouwers.

One of the noteworthy developments in the last decade or two is the ever increasing interest in warfare in the ancient world. Indeed, Ancient Warfare... Read more

Greetings!

This entry was posted on November 7, 2012 by Josho Brouwers.

For the last five years or so, Ancient Warfare has been nurtured by its editor, Jasper Oorthuys. In that time, Ancient Warfare has gone from... Read more

Editorial staff change at Ancient Warfare

This entry was posted on November 7, 2012 by Jasper Oorthuys.

As some of you may know, before taking the helm of Ancient Warfare, I was working diligently on my PhD thesis, which, not surprisingly, concerned... Read more

The Roman army reborn

This entry was posted on October 14, 2011 by P. Lindsay Powell.

During the unseasonably hot English spring of 2011, Lindsay Powell visited the remodelled Roman Army Museum on Hadrian’s Wall. For anyone interested in the Romans... Read more

Hamilcar's mountain

This entry was posted on July 14, 2011 by Paul McDonnell-Staff.

“What was the name of the mountain on Sicily held against the Romans for several years by Hamilcar Barca?” A straightforward question, one might think... Read more

The fate of the Ninth

This entry was posted on February 14, 2011 by Duncan B. Campbell.

Interest in the fate of Legio IX Hispana is back to new heights with the release of The Eagle and last year’s Centurion. Many would still like... Read more

Hellenistic warfare in fiction

This entry was posted on December 14, 2010 by Richard Evers.

The Hellenistic world is a great background for historical novels. Not only is the sudden and unsolved death of Alexander the Great a good source... Read more