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Why didn't the Persians react faster to the invasion of 336 BC?
Episode 172
Murray is flying solo again this week. He tackles the question 'why didn't the Persians react faster to the invasion of 336 BC?'.
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4 years, 5 months ago
The Bronze Lie: Shattering the Myth of Spartan Warrior Supremacy
Episode 171
Ancient Warfare regular Myke Cole has a new book available, The Bronze Lie. In this episode of the podcast Murray and Mark discuss the book with My…
4 years, 5 months ago
Who were the Thureophoroi and how did they fight?
Episode 170
We got this question from Nathan, 'who were the Thureophoroi, where were they from and how did they fight?'
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4 years, 5 months ago
How did Hannibal feed his elephants in the Alps?
Episode 169
Patron of the podcast Anne asks, what do we know about how Hannibal supplied his troops during his campaigns, particularly through the Alps? With ele…
4 years, 6 months ago
How did the Romans turn angry defeated warriors into compliant slaves?
Episode 168
Murray answers this question sent in by Brian 'The romans took a lot of slaves when they won a battle but how did they turn an angry defeated warrior…
4 years, 6 months ago
Special Operations in antiquity
Episode 167
'If ancient soldiers were trained at all, it was generally for fighting in a formation in the battle line. But on rare occasions, generals would trai…
4 years, 6 months ago
How effective was psychological warfare in the ancient world?
Episode 166
Patron of the podcast Joshua asks 'I often read about certain battles, sieges, or encounters being influenced through psychological warfare. How effe…
4 years, 6 months ago
Which was the fastest army in the ancient world traveling over land?
Episode 165
Patron of the podcast Ian asks 'which was the fastest army in the ancient world traveling over land? Herodotus mentions the Spartan relief force that…
4 years, 6 months ago
Ancient Warfare Fiction
Episode 164
With the summer holiday season in full swing for all the team (except Murray in Australia), we thought we'd discuss everyone's favourite fiction book…
4 years, 7 months ago
Why did so many figures intertwine a heroic lineage into their ancestry?
Episode 163
Andrew sent us this question, 'I was wondering how the intertwining of heroic figures into people's lineage, was viewed by the common people.' Murray…
4 years, 7 months ago