Ancient Warfare Answers episode 13: mercenary recruitment
Mercenaries were everywhere in the ancient world. If no one else could help, how did you find and then hire them? Assistant editor Murray Dahm and I run through the options.
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Mercenaries were everywhere in the ancient world. If no one else could help, how did you find and then hire them? Assistant editor Murray Dahm and I run through the options.
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