The Campaigns of Pyrrhus of Epirus
In this our first video / audio recording Jasper, Michael, Lindsay and Josho look at Pyrrhus. Pyrrhus was the second cousin to Alexander the Great, and at only two years he began his…
Cavalry in the Ancient World
True cavalry with men mounted on horse back started to appear from the 9th century BC, as chariots were slowly replaced. Imposing they were used in shock charges, their rapid movement made them…
The Dacian Wars of Domitian and Trajan
The Dacians lived in modern day Romania, they had long been a threat along the borders of the Roman Empire. In 101AD Trajan launched the first of two campaigns against Dacia, eventually it…
Greek warfare in the Archaic age
Jasper and the team are joined by Josho Brouwers to discus warfare in archaic Greece. After Michael’s summary of the period we go on to look at the phalanx, how it might function,…
The Roman conquest of Spain 218 BC – 24 BC
Jasper and the team discuss Ancient Warfare I.4, The Roman Conquest of Spain. It took over 200 years for Rome to pacify Spain, why did it take them so long? Did local fragmentation politically…
Elite Units of the Hellenistic Era
Jasper, Murray and Lindsay are joined by Michael Park to look at Elite units of the Hellenistic Era, the discussion revolves round what is elite and how do you define elite, which proved…
Securing Seas and Shores: Fleets of the Roman Empire
In the usual wide ranging discussion Jasper, Michael, Lindsay and special guest Jesse Obert look at the Roman Navy. Questioning the received view of the fleets being used in anti piracy duties, and…
The Assyrians At War
In this episode we look at the Assyrians, 930BC to 630BC, their empire stretched from Egypt to Babylon, it was the first great iron age empire with resources to fund a standing army…
Rome’s wars with the Sassanids
The Sassanid Empire would prove to be the last of the Persian middle-eastern empires, and would also be the last great ‘civilised’ rival of Rome. The Great Achaemenid Persian Empire, founded by Cyrus…
Protect thyself. Shields, helmets and armor.
Jasper, Murray, Mike and Lindsay take a trip down memory lane and revisit Ancient Warfare magazine I.III “Protect thyself. Shields, helmets and armor.” Starting with why we need armour we take a trip…
