Ancient Warfare Podcast
1) AWA382 - How Did Caesar's Legionnaires Stay Battle-Ready?
A listener asks: without modern nutritionists or recovery plans, how did Caesar's legionnaires maintain the stamina to fight repeated battles, such as Bibracte and the Arar in 58 BC? Murray Dahm looks...Show More
2) AWA381 - Did Ancient Soldiers Protect Their Feet?
A listener asks: with Greek and Roman soldiers well-armoured elsewhere, how did they protect the tops of their feet from injury? Murray Dahm explores what ancient sources and archaeology reveal about ...Show More
3) AWA380 - How Did the Greek Phalanx Keep Its Line?
A listener from Brisbane asks: how did the Greek hoplite phalanx maintain a cohesive front while advancing into battle over uneven terrain dotted with trees, bushes, and obstacles? Murray Dahm explain...Show More
4) AW379 - Commanding and Army in Antiquity
How do you get the right man to command your armies? Does he learn on the job, or from books, and what happens when something goes wrong? In this episode, the team discusses issue 104, Who Put You in ...Show More
5) AWA378 - Did the Persians Really Use Cats at the Battle of Pelusium?
Augusto from Argentina asks: “How reliable is Polyaenus’ account of the Persians using cats—or images of cats—against the Egyptians at Pelusium? Is there any truth to the story, or is it just legend?”...Show More
6) AWA377 - How Much Do We Really Know About the Bacaudae?
A listener on YouTube asks: “How much do we really know about the Bacaudae, and how important were they in the collapse of the Western Roman Empire?” Murray takes a closer look at these enigmatic rebe...Show More
7) AWA376 - Are there any sources for the chariot driver actually exiting the chariot before contact?
In this episode, Murray Dahm revisits Alexander’s encounter with scythed chariots and unpacks some of the practical and tactical issues surrounding their historical use. From wargaming figure ratios t...Show More
8) AWA375 - What was the relationship between Korybantic/Kouretic dances and ancient warfare?
In this episode of Ancient Warfare Answers, Murray Dahm explores the link between the Korybantic and Kouretic dances and the ancient warrior tradition. Unlike the more familiar Pyrrhic dance—used as m...Show More
9) AW374 - Which Battle Would You Witness?
In this episode, we explore the ultimate “time travel” question: if you could witness any battle in history, which one would you choose? We focus on a handful of iconic clashes, including Pharsalus, w...Show More
10) 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