Ancient Warfare Podcast

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Ancient Warfare Podcast

by The History Network

Discussions from Ancient Warfare Magazine. Why did early civilisations fight? Who were their Generals? What was life like for the earliest soldiers? Ancient Warfare Magazine will try and answer these questions. Warfare minus two thousand years.

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1

Why Did Helmets Have Crests?

12:06 Mar 20, 2026

2

AW400 - Warriors in Bronze

41:20 Mar 13, 2026

3

Outflanking as a Tactical Innovation

9:54 Mar 6, 2026

4

Turning to Face an Outflank

12:17 Feb 27, 2026

5

Athenian Archers

11:32 Feb 20, 2026

6

Revolutions in Warfare

45:23 Feb 13, 2026

7

Gladiators and the Roman Army

9:29 Feb 6, 2026

8

War Pigs

12:14 Jan 30, 2026

9

How long were bronze helmets used?

9:24 Jan 23, 2026

10

AW392 - Crossing the Rubicon

42:59 Jan 16, 2026

11

Bridging the Hellespont

11:26 Jan 9, 2026

12

Roman Military Signalling

12:46 Jan 2, 2026

13

Rome's Elite Veterans: Influence, Origins, and End

12:24 Dec 26, 2025

14

The triple acies revisited

11:25 Dec 19, 2025

15

AW387 - The Roman legion in the second century AD

1:01:29 Dec 12, 2025

16

Let the die be cast

11:09 Dec 5, 2025

17

Did the ancients fight with their cloaks on?

11:12 Nov 28, 2025

18

Did Hannibal and Scipio Africanus Really Meet?

10:40 Nov 21, 2025

19

AW383 - The Ancient Warfare Christmas Reading List

43:56 Nov 14, 2025

20

How Did Caesar's Legionnaires Stay Battle-Ready?

8:27 Nov 7, 2025

21

Did Ancient Soldiers Protect Their Feet?

7:43 Oct 31, 2025

22

How Did the Greek Phalanx Keep Its Line?

14:20 Oct 24, 2025

23

AW379 - Commanding an Army in Antiquity

28:31 Oct 18, 2025

24

AWA378 - Did the Persians Really Use Cats at the Battle of Pelusium?

13:02 Oct 10, 2025

25

AWA377 - How Much Do We Really Know About the Bacaudae?

20:55 Oct 3, 2025

26

Are there any sources for the chariot driver actually exiting the chariot before contact?

11:34 Sep 26, 2025

27

What was the relationship between Korybantic/Kouretic dances and ancient warfare?

15:44 Sep 19, 2025

28

Which Battle Would You Witness?

42:39 Sep 12, 2025

29

Greek phalanx vs. Germanic shield wall: how different were they?

9:50 Sep 5, 2025

30

Were ancient armies ever at full strength?

12:26 Aug 29, 2025

31

Do we know anything about ancient soldiers dice games?

12:22 Aug 22, 2025

32

Battles of the Bronze Age

30:45 Aug 8, 2025

33

What happened to the Hastati, Principes, and Triarii?

9:36 Aug 1, 2025

34

How permanent were institutions like dux or comes?

11:39 Jul 25, 2025

35

AWA366 - When did the classical Greek hoplite cease to exist?

12:16 Jul 18, 2025

36

Controversies of Roman Warfare

32:56 Jul 11, 2025

37

Victories by missile-based armies

10:37 Jul 4, 2025

38

Why do slingers go away?

10:59 Jun 27, 2025

39

What can you tell me about the Scythed Chariots at Gaugamela?

14:55 Jun 20, 2025

40

Helmets in the Ancient World

51:46 Jun 13, 2025

41

Did the ancient Greeks have a padded garment under their armour?

11:32 Jun 6, 2025

42

Who are your go-to translators for your favourite texts?

8:53 May 30, 2025

43

What was an oblique phalanx?

14:04 May 23, 2025

44

AWA357 - What was the least influential weapon on the ancient battlefield?

8:53 May 16, 2025

45

AW356 - New discoveries in Ancient Warfare 2025

37:36 May 9, 2025

46

AWA355 - Did small built-up areas play a role in ancient battlefields?

8:43 May 2, 2025

47

AWA354 - Why did ancient armies have few ranged units compared to line infantry?

13:07 Apr 25, 2025

48

AWA353 - Who were ancient scouts?

11:05 Apr 18, 2025

49

Tiberius

1:22:45 Apr 11, 2025

50

AWA351 - What would be your ideal military?

11:03 Apr 4, 2025

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