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Did the ancient Greeks have a padded garment under their armour?
Episode 360
In this episode, Murray tackles a listener question sent in by postcard from Damien in Tasmania:
"Hi Murray, I love the magazine and the podcasts. My…
9 months, 2 weeks ago
Who are your go-to translators for your favourite texts?
Episode 359
In this episode, Murray Dahm tackles a listener question about the best translators for classical texts like Herodotus's Histories. Are modern versio…
9 months, 3 weeks ago
What was an oblique phalanx?
Episode 358
Matt from North Carolina writes 'Can you explain and describe what an oblique phalanx is and how it was used in war by Alexander the Great?'
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9 months, 3 weeks ago
AWA357 - What was the least influential weapon on the ancient battlefield?
Episode 357
Ralph Kirby challenges Murray with an intriguing question: could the Polybolas be considered the least influential weapon on the ancient battlefield?…
10 months ago
AW356 - New discoveries in Ancient Warfare 2025
Episode 356
In this episode of the Ancient Warfare Magazine Podcast, the team explores groundbreaking archaeological discoveries from 2025 that are reshaping our…
10 months, 1 week ago
AWA355 - Did small built-up areas play a role in ancient battlefields?
Episode 355
In more modern battles, small farm compounds like La Haye Sainte and Hougoumont played pivotal roles in the fighting. But in ancient warfare, we rare…
10 months, 2 weeks ago
AWA354 - Why did ancient armies have few ranged units compared to line infantry?
Episode 354
Long-time listener Uygar sent this in. "why did ancient armies, especially Greek phalanx-heavy ones, have relatively few ranged units like archers an…
10 months, 3 weeks ago
AWA353 - Who were ancient scouts?
Episode 353
'I was curious as to how exactly the scouting process worked in ancient armies, although I'm sure it varied widely throughout different cultures and …
11 months ago
Tiberius
Episode 352
In this episode of the Ancient Warfare Podcast, Marc De Santis talks to historian and author Lindsay Powell about his latest book, Tiberius: From Ma…
11 months, 1 week ago
AWA351 - What would be your ideal military?
Episode 351
What would be your ideal ancient military? Would it be a semi-nomadic people with skilled cavalry and infantry, and how would you structure this mili…
11 months, 2 weeks ago