Discussions from Ancient Warfare Magazine. Why did early civilisations fight? Who were their General
Adam asks 'Slings are an iconic weapon of the ancient period, but don't seem to have been used much
Murray answers this question sent in from Micius. Do you think the “Grass Crown” was really a rare a
Murray tackles this question on the Silver Shields. Do we have any evidence that the Silver Sheilds'
'To the Greeks and Romans, the Trojan War was the beginning of all warfare and set the standards fo
In our last episode before a short hiatus for Christmas, Jasper tackles this question on Hannibal’s
In AD 132 began the bloody struggle between two strong-willed leaders over who would rule a nation.
What were the different types of ships used by the Romans navy? Did they only use triremes? Jasper t
Josh sent this question in for Murray to ponder over. During the Roman period, we have evidence of r
Untaxed, but burdened by Rome's demands for ever more infantry and cavalry from their small tribe, t
Daniel asks, 'I was curious about Roman marines. I see them depicted in video games the same as a cl
Murray answers this question, sent in from Manvir. Could Alexander have convinced his men to head fu
Jasper tackles this question from one of our patrons. ‘Did Ancient Armies wargame in any fashion we
Thanks to Paul for sending this in, 'what is one battle where sources agree but you don't?' It is a
Murray is flying solo again this week. He tackles the question 'why didn't the Persians react faster
Ancient Warfare regular Myke Cole has a new book available, The Bronze Lie. In this episode of the
We got this question from Nathan, 'who were the Thureophoroi, where were they from and how did they
Patron of the podcast Anne asks, what do we know about how Hannibal supplied his troops during his c
Murray answers this question sent in by Brian 'The romans took a lot of slaves when they won a battl
'If ancient soldiers were trained at all, it was generally for fighting in a formation in the battle
Patron of the podcast Joshua asks 'I often read about certain battles, sieges, or encounters being i
