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Bridging the Hellespont
Episode 391
Listener question from Andrew: While watching a video on the Second Persian Invasion, Andrew wondered why the Greeks didn't attack the Persian engine…
2 months, 1 week ago
Roman Military Signalling
Episode 390
Listener question from @klappspatenkamikaze: After commenting on an earlier episode about cloaks in combat, they added, "Now I want to know more abou…
2 months, 2 weeks ago
Rome's Elite Veterans: Influence, Origins, and End
Episode 389
Listener question from TheSgruby: How important were the Evocati in Roman political and military life? And when do they first – and last – appear in …
2 months, 3 weeks ago
The triple acies revisited
Episode 388
In this episode of Ancient Warfare Answers, Murray Dahm tackles a question about Roman tactics. If the Romans deployed in three lines of infantry, ea…
3 months ago
AW387 - The Roman legion in the second century AD
Episode 387
"The second century begins with a great war of conquest, and ends with another civil war between pretenders to the throne. Between those two extremes…
3 months, 1 week ago
Let the die be cast
Episode 386
In this episode of Ancient Warfare Answers, Murray Dahm returns to the topic of dice in the ancient world. After a question about Greek and Roman dic…
3 months, 2 weeks ago
Did the ancients fight with their cloaks on?
Episode 385
In this episode of Ancient Warfare Answers, Murray Dahm tackles a listener question from Richard Azzalin. Did Greek and Roman soldiers ever fight whi…
3 months, 3 weeks ago
Did Hannibal and Scipio Africanus Really Meet?
Episode 384
Dominik asks: is the famous story of Hannibal and Scipio Africanus meeting to discuss history's greatest generals plausible? Murray Dahm examines the…
4 months ago
AW383 - The Ancient Warfare Christmas Reading List
Episode 383
With Christmas just around the corner, the Ancient Warfare team take a break from battles to share their top reading recommendations for the holidays…
4 months, 1 week ago
How Did Caesar's Legionnaires Stay Battle-Ready?
Episode 382
A listener asks: without modern nutritionists or recovery plans, how did Caesar's legionnaires maintain the stamina to fight repeated battles, such a…
4 months, 2 weeks ago