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Ancient Warfare Answers episode 20 (126): The aftermath of battle

This entry was posted on December 17, 2020 by Jasper Oorthuys.

We received a compound question about what happened right after the completion of battle. We tried to answer most of them... Enjoy the podcast? Support... Read more

Podcast episode 128: Sieges and Fortifications

This entry was posted on December 16, 2020 by Jasper Oorthuys.

Ancient Warfare XIV.3 is out, so it's time for another podcast. Myke Cole, Murray Dahm, Marc DeSantis, Marc McCaffery, Lindsay Powell and I gather to... Read more

Ancient Warfare Answers episode 19 (125): Celts fighting the phalanx

This entry was posted on December 15, 2020 by Jasper Oorthuys.

The Celts were known for their ferocious frontal attack, and the Greek phalanx was known for being impervious to frontal attacks. How did the Greeks... Read more

Euripides and the battle of Delium

This entry was posted on November 25, 2020 by Murray Dahm.

In our accounts of the battle of Delium, or Delion, fought between Athens and Thebes in winter 424 BC, both Thucydides (4.93-96) and Diodorus (12.70.1-5... Read more

Podcast episode 128: Sieges and Fortifications

This entry was posted on November 13, 2020 by Jasper Oorthuys.

Support the Podcast on Patreon (and combine it with the magazine, if you like!) Read more

Ancient Warfare Answers episode 18: Charging without stirrups

This entry was posted on November 12, 2020 by Jasper Oorthuys.

It's long been thought that ancient cavalry couldn't charge its enemy without stirrups. Does that notion take account of all aspects of cavalry warfare? Murray... Read more

Ancient Warfare Answers episode 17: The Persian Immortals

This entry was posted on November 2, 2020 by Jasper Oorthuys.

The Persian Immortals are famous, or perhaps notorious, but what do we really know about them? Austin Guenther asked on Facebook, and Murray Dahm tries... Read more

Ancient Warfare Answers episode 16: Bad late-Roman armies?

This entry was posted on October 27, 2020 by Jasper Oorthuys.

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 by Jasper Oorthuys.

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 by Jasper Oorthuys.

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