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Did the ancients use volley fire?
Episode 260
In this episode, Murray muses on a question sent in by Nathan asking if, in the ancient world, there was some sort of volley fire such as we see in t…
2 years, 8 months ago
Ancient Assassins
Episode 259
Andy has been listening to rival podcasts as points out that 'the term assassin does not turn up until after the crusades. My understanding is there …
2 years, 8 months ago
Did Alexander introduce Pankration to India?
Episode 258
Curt asks Murray, 'did Alexander The Great's army introduce Pankration to India? If so could Pankration have contributed to the future expansion of m…
2 years, 9 months ago
AW257 - What should the magazine explore?
Episode 257
Jasper, the editor of Ancient Warfare Magazine, asked on social media what themes readers felt the magazine had not covered but should or themes it …
2 years, 9 months ago
Did any armies use field artillery against the Macedonian phalanx?
Episode 256
Jacob wonders, 'if field artillery was ever used against a Macedonian-style phalanx? If not, why not? The close formation and immobility of the phala…
2 years, 9 months ago
Did the Ancients use verbal insults on weapons?
Episode 255
Carlos asks, 'in the current war in Ukraine, we've seen Ukrainian soldiers write insulting messages and trolling ones on artillery shells before firi…
2 years, 9 months ago
How did Rome's Italian allies fight?
Episode 254
Wyton asks, 'During the republic, what were the Romans Italian allies armed with, and how did they fight? As legionaries or some other method?'
Joi…
2 years, 9 months ago
The Late Roman East
Episode 253
'Even before the empire split into two separ
2 years, 10 months ago
Why Javelins?
Episode 252
Robert asks, 'Why javelins? It seems that a bow would be a much better weapon for a skirmish in the ancient world, but it seems that javeLin armed li…
2 years, 10 months ago
Large-Scale Experimental Archaeology
Episode 251
'Is there today or has there been anyone trying to conduct larger-scale experimental archaeology to try and answer some of the common questions about…
2 years, 10 months ago