Category: Ancient Warfare
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AW229 – Ancient Warfare Consumes Media
With the holiday season almost upon us, the Ancient Warfare Magazine team discuss new books released in 2022, old and new documentaries that are now available on streaming services and throw in a couple of audiobook suggestions for good measure! Links (not quite a comprehensive list of all the media mentioned in the show) BooksAdrienne…
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AW225 – Invicta
Jasper and Murray are joined by Julien Blurel, the brains behind the Invicta YouTube channel. In the latest episode, Invicta demonstrates the true size of a Roman legion. This is the first of their new ‘true size’ series, which aims to bring history to life in 3D using the Unreal Engine. True Size of the…
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AW222 – The volatile life of King Phillip II
‘Philip II of Macedonia inherited a fragile kingdom under pressure. He absorbed the lessons from his childhood and turned it into a military powerhouse.’ The team discuss the latest issue of the magazine XV.6 Macedonia Rising: The volatile life of King Phillip II.
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AW216 – Who is your favourite military author/ancient source?
We are between issues of the magazine, but Murray suggested the team discuss who is our favourite military author or ancient source.
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AW212 – The Saxon Shore
The Saxon Shore forts get their name from the Notitia Dignitatum and are among the most impressive Roman remains in Britain, but why they were built remains unclear. The team discuss the latest episode of the Magazine Ancient Warfare XV.5 >>Download<<
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AW207 – Hadrian’s Wall
It is the 1,900th anniversary of the building of Hadrian’s Wall, that is if it was begun in AD 122 and not AD 119. Not only is there doubt over the year construction was started on the wall, but we also are not completely sure what its function was. As such, a good topic for…
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3208 – Alexander faces the Great King: The Battle of Issus
‘At the battle of Issus, fought in early November 333 BC, Alexander faced the Persian King Darius in person for the first time. Massively outnumbered, the Macedonian army faced the numberless might of the Persian military machine. The outcome would decide the future of both the Persian and the Macedonian empire.’ This episode was written…
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AW203 – Wargaming Ancient Battles
In this episode of the Ancient Warfare Magazine podcast Jasper, Murray and Myke talk to games designer Mark Backhouse about his new game Strength & Honour. The game allows you to recreate battles from the start of the Marian reforms in Rome around 105BC, when the professional Roman legionaries organised in cohorts replaced the older…
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AW199 – The Rise of the Legion (part II)
The legion that wrested control of the Mediterranean region from Carthage and the Successor states is very familiar. But some notions have recently been challenged. Following the discussion of the Roman legion in episode 119, the Ancient Warfare team returns to the topic with this episode looking at issue XV.4 of the magazine. >>Download<< Patreon: patreon.com/ancientwarfarepodcast
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AW194 – Fighting Generals
We were due to look at the latest issue of the magazine Rise of the Legion pt.II. As the issue has only just been released, we thought we would save the discussion on that topic for the next full episode of the podcast in May. In the meantime, Myke suggested the team discuss commanders as…