Ancient Warfare Blog

Ancient Warfare podcast - Auxiliaries

This entry was posted on February 25, 2019 by Jasper Oorthuys.

With issue XII.5 on the truck to the distributor, the team recorded an episode on Roman auxiliaries.   Angus, Lindsay, Marc, Mark, Murray and Jasper... Read more

Naval infantry, sort of

This entry was posted on February 13, 2019 by Jasper Oorthuys.

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 by Jasper Oorthuys.

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 by Jasper Oorthuys.

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 by Jasper Oorthuys.

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 by Jasper Oorthuys.

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 by Jasper Oorthuys.

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 by Jasper Oorthuys.

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 by Jasper Oorthuys.

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 by Jasper Oorthuys.

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