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Ancient Warfare Podcast

Discussions from Ancient Warfare Magazine. Why did early civilisations fight? Who were their General

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Total: 365

Murray gives this thought on this question sent in, 'is the supposed decline in the quality of Helle

When did the phalanx become the fully-developed formation we imagine? In this issue of Ancient Warfa

Murray ponders why Macedonian casualty figures were low and how enemy casualty figures might have be

Following his last question from Murray a few weeks ago, Andy asks, 'the question I’ve always wonder

"Alexander's Companion cavalry seemed to be the premier cavalry of its age, and was instrumental in

AW239 - Imperium Romanum

2023/2/10

Imperium Romanum is a YouTube channel dedicated to bringing history to life, with documentaries look

An interesting 'what if' quest from Jeff, who asks Murray for his thoughts on 'what if the Roman Emp

Brendon asks why the Macedonian phalanx at the Battles of Issues and Gaugamela suffered such a low c

Tony sent this in for Murray to think about, 'can you tell us anything about the difference in style

AW235 - Piracy and Raids

2023/1/20

One man's pirate is another's daring raider, and the boundary between warrior and pirate can be equa

Mason sent in a question a few weeks ago, and here he is again with another for Murray.'If Romans we

AWA233 - Military Admin

2023/1/6

'How did the Romans keep track of who actually completed their years of service? What's to stop you

Murray answers a question from a 12-year-old fan from Italy, Greg - How many casualties were there r

Mason sent this question in for Murray to muse over, 'how did the language differences of auxiliary

In response to an email from David in New York, Murray explains siege mining in the ancient world. J

Murray answers this question from Pascal, 'could you serve as a soldier, officer or even a consul de

With the holiday season almost upon us, the Ancient Warfare Magazine team discuss new books released

AWA228 - Bridging Rivers

2022/12/2

Murray got this question from Jonathan via email 'I read about Caesar bridging of the Rhine, is that

Bill sent Murray this question, 'how long was the Macedonian Sarissa? I've read a lot about 20' and

Jonathan sent this question directly to Murray 'What was the standard depth of a hoplite line? I see