Category: Ancient Warfare
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The role of geography in ancient warfare
‘Natural and man-made geography exerts its influence on warfare, determining the passage of whole armies and fleets, sometimes allowing a single soldier to hold up an entire host.’ The team discuss Ancient Warfare Magazine XIII.2 ‘Hunting for good ground: The role of geography in warfare’. You can pick up you copy of the magazine here.…
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Ancient warfare tropes
We’re back with another Ancient Warfare podcast. In this episode we’re going to be discussing tropes; what we know, what we thing we know and where it all goes wrong! Don’t forget if you’re not already a subscriber to the magazine you can find her here. >>Download<<
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Hired Help From Overseas – Sparta and Epirus Visit Southern Italy
Tarentum in southern Italy may have been a Spartan colony, but when it was under pressure from first its Italic neighbours and then Rome itself, it preferred to call in some help from abroad. In this episode the Ancient Warfare team discuss the latest episode of the magazine which covers Hellenistic mercenary armies in Southern…
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The Roman Conquest of Spain
We thought we’d missed discussing a few episodes of the magazine so we decided to look at I.4 the Roman Conquest of Spain. As it turns out, we’ve apparently looked at this before and we’d forgotten (you can listen here). After a long hiatus Jasper has returned as MC and joining him are Murray Dahm,…
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Military Celebrity in the Ancient World
We are once more between issues of the magazine, so in this episode the team have decided to discuss military celebrity in the ancient world, how important was celebrity and perhaps was there any pitfalls to celebrity status? Joining Angus are Jasper Oorthuys, Murray Dahm, Lindsay Powell, Myke Cole, Mark McCaffery and Marc DeSantis. Don’t…
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An Empire Under Pressure: Germanic Raiding and Invasion
Tempted by lowered defences, riches on the Roman side of the Rhine, or just pushed forward by peoples further east, Germanic tribes started to raid and then come across western Europe’s great river in large numbers from the third century onward. Joining Angus to discuss the issue XII.6 An Empire Under Pressure are regulars Jasper…
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Oliver Stone’s Alexander
We’re discussing the 2004 film from Director Oliver Stone, Alexander. While it was expensive film to make it wasn’t a box office smash. What do the team think? Angus is joined by Jasper Oorthuys, Mark McCaffery, Murray Dahm, Myke Cole and Marc DeSantis. >>Download<<
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Rome’s Indispensable Auxiliaries
‘Men recruited from every corner of the empire, auxiliaries played an important role in augmenting Rome’s military might. For the soldiers themselves, service meant a path to citizenship and future success.’ In this episode we’re going to be discussing Ancient Warfare Magazine XII.5, ‘Rome’s Indispensable Auxiliaries: Serving up front and on the flanks’. Joining Angus…
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Spartan Invincibility
We are once more between issues of the magazine, so running with a random ancient warfare topic, the one that has been pulled out of the hat for this episode is ‘spartan invincibility’. We have a full house for this episode with Jasper Oorthuys, Murray Dahm, Mark McCaffery, Marc DeSantis, Lindsay Powell and Myke Cole.…
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The Power of Poseidon
‘The first decades of the Hellenistic era are famous for the ever-growing warships of the Ptolemies, but naval warfare wasn’t just about who had the biggest ships.’ We’re discussing Ancient Warfare Magazine XII.4. Taking part in this episode is Jasper Oorthuys, Lindsay, Mark McCaffery, Marc DeSantis and Murray Dahm. >>Download<<