Discussions from Ancient Warfare Magazine. Why did early civilisations fight? Who were their General
In the latest episode of the Ancient Warfare Magazine podcast, Marc De Santis speaks with Murray Dah
This question came via a comment on an earlier podcast. 'Which type of armour did the legions under
Shabbi poses this intriguing question,'how vulnerable were armies during the Bronze and Iron Ages to
These questions came via postcard from Michael in Boston. 'What really happened at the battle of Lug
Two great questions here for Murray on the topic of usurpers. 'It seems Legio VII Gemina raised by G
'For those trying to win wars in the ancient world, large armies were a necessity. However, the pers
For the first episode of 2025, we have this from @mrookeward, who asks Murray to explore some of the
Murray answers four questions in just one episode sent in by David: 1. Were the legions largely (or
'We’ve all heard of ancient armies catapulting corpses and manure over walls in sieges, but is the m
With the release of Ridley Scott's Gladiator II, the Ancient Warfare team have headed off to their l
Murray gives his thoughts on this question sent in by Paul, 'were the reasons for war in ancient tim
Jason sent this in for Murry to muse over, 'a lot of old action war movies set in ancient times have
Thanks to Valentine for sending this in. 'I have finished rereading your excellent article, “Men you
JackSarge poses this question for Murray. What effect did the Hunnic invasions into Western Europe h
Founded in the war against Sextus Pompeius, the 'Legion of the Strait' spent most of its long histor
Another question from Miles, what defines heavy infantry in the ancient world? Were Phalangites cons
Miles asks, what armour did Macedonian and late Hellenistic Phalangites wear? If they were initially
At what point was Roman success inevitable during Rome's wars to conquer the rest of Italy through t
In the latest episode, the Ancient Warfare Podcast team discuss what they think was the most influen
Carlos sent this question in for Murray to consider: "Besides elephants, what other units or ideas d
