Discussions from Ancient Warfare Magazine. Why did early civilisations fight? Who were their General
'After two decades of war, Alexander's successors had found a delicate balance. When Ptolemy's waywa
In a new Ancient Warfare Answers postcard, Gus asks Thureophoroi - what were they? (light troops/pel
Aaron asks "On your comment about written battle accounts, were Empire era writings less common, los
In this episode of the Ancient Warfare Magazine podcast, Murray and Jasper are joined by Stephen De
To celebrate the 300th episode of the Ancient Warfare Podcast and Ancient Warfare Answers, Murray an
'A question for Murray, who or what made the decisions about where Roman army units were based or mo
Sara wonders how negotiations between different armies were practically arranged. For example, with
Murray answers this question set in by Tim. 'I'm wondering why historians generally accept that Mon
Nathan wonders how the Praetorian Guard was structured. Was it used in traditional combat or taken o
'The time has come to take the fight to the enemy. How do you prepare? Can you rely on your guides,
Gregorio Gariglio asks, "could you please tell me what really happened at the Battle of Pydna and ar
Blake asks "Love your podcast, my question is about Ancient Roman Enemies and the most well remember
Matthew Tilley asks "who/what were hypastpists? I always hear very vague descriptions, or none at al
Murray answers three separate but closely related questions this week – from Floody77 – “Hi Murray,
'Since the dawn of the Classical Era up to World War II, thousands have lost their lives fighting ov
Patron Simon's second question asks 'Were there notions of "losing well" or instances of exemplary d
Patron Simon (via postcard) asks 'It's often said that Greek armies put their best soldiers on the r
'Shortly after Marcus Aurelius came to power in AD 161, the Roman Empire was racked by a series of m
Murray answers a question from a 12-year-old fan from Italy, Greg - How many casualties were there r
Responding to several comments on recent podcasts which have looked at heavy infantry, especially th
