Ancient warfare is full of stories of pitched battle, man to man. But no general was above changing the circumstances to his advantage, by any means necessary.
Theme: Ancient stratagems
- Murray Dahm, 'Stratagem, strategy, and tactic - What exactly is a stratagem?'.
- Anneka Rene, 'A feminine presence - The stratagems of women in Polyaenus'.
- Joseph Stiles, 'Memnon before Alexander - The famed strategist of Rhodes'.
- Murray Dahm, 'A ruse gone wrong - The Battle of the Milvian Bridge'.
- Mark McCaffery, '"Wily Odysseus"? - Stratagems versus strategy'.
- Marco Daniele, 'The poisons of Mars - Ancient toxic warfare'.
Features:
- Boris Dreyer, 'The "Alchmona rediviva" - Reconstructing the Zwammerdam II'.
- Mark McCaffery, 'Vasa silentio colligere - Packing up in silence'.
- Velite Aquila, 'The source of Carthage's power - Punic and Libyan soldiers'.
- Jason Hulott, 'Breaking the wave - The pilum and plumbata's impact'.
- Adam Godfrey, 'The mirage of the lambda - Spartan shields: fact vs fiction'.
- Wafaa Tantawy, 'The conquerors from the south - Piye of Kush takes over Egypt'.
- Jo Ball, 'Arming the legions - The tombstone of Julius Vitalis'.
