Ancient Warfare Podcast
1) AWA373 - Greek phalanx vs. Germanic shield wall: how different were they?
In this episode of the Ancient Warfare Podcast, Murray tackles a question from Jörn: How different are an ancient Greek city-state’s hoplite phalanx and a Germanic shield wall? While separated by cent...Show More
2) AWA372 - Were ancient armies ever at full strength?
In this episode of the Ancient Warfare Podcast, Murray answers a question from Marc about the actual size of ancient military units. Modern sources often quote full-strength numbers for legions and co...Show More
3) AWA371 - Do we know anything about ancient soldiers dice games?
In this episode of the Ancient Warfare Podcast, Murray answers a listener’s question about games of chance in the ancient world. Did soldiers pass the time with dice games or gambling, much like those...Show More
4) AW369 - Battles of the Bronze Age
'With the emergence of the first city-states came the first cases of organised warfare and campaigns of conquest, as well as developments in arms and armour.' In this episode, the team discusses issue...Show More
5) AWA368 - What happened to the Hastati, Principes, and Triarii?
In this episode of the Ancient Warfare Podcast, Murray answers a question from @tadejtomic1943: Why and when did the distinctions between Hastati, Principes, and Triarii disappear from the Roman Repub...Show More
6) AWA367 - How permanent were institutions like dux or comes?
In this episode of the Ancient Warfare Podcast, Murray answers a question inspired by Finis Britanniae: Were Roman military commands permanent structures, or more ad hoc arrangements that changed with...Show More
7) AWA366 - When did the classical Greek hoplite cease to exist?
In this episode of the Ancient Warfare Podcast, Murray tackles a listener question from @tadejtomic1943: When did the classical Greek hoplite cease to exist? Drawing on historical sources and archaeol...Show More
8) AW365 - Controversies of Roman Warfare
We're between issues of Ancient Warfare magazine, so in this episode the team takes the opportunity to discuss some of the major controversies in Roman warfare. Â Join us on Patreon patreon.com/ancien...Show More
9) AWA364 - Victories by missile-based armies
In this episode, Murray tackles a thoughtful listener question: were heavy, armoured troops consistently more effective than missile-armed light troops? Our listener reflects that European armies rare...Show More
10) AWA363 - Why do slingers go away?
In this episode, Murray takes on a question that's been asked before — but this time, he's invited to share his personal opinion: "OK... so it's been asked before in a general sense and the official a...Show More