Discussions from Ancient Warfare Magazine. Why did early civilisations fight? Who were their General
Matthew Tilley asks "who/what were hypastpists? I always hear very vague descriptions, or none at al
Murray answers three separate but closely related questions this week – from Floody77 – “Hi Murray,
'Since the dawn of the Classical Era up to World War II, thousands have lost their lives fighting ov
Patron Simon's second question asks 'Were there notions of "losing well" or instances of exemplary d
Patron Simon (via postcard) asks 'It's often said that Greek armies put their best soldiers on the r
'Shortly after Marcus Aurelius came to power in AD 161, the Roman Empire was racked by a series of m
Murray answers a question from a 12-year-old fan from Italy, Greg - How many casualties were there r
Responding to several comments on recent podcasts which have looked at heavy infantry, especially th
Mark wants to hear Murray's thoughts on comparing the Roman wars against the Vandals vs the Punic Wa
Murray answers this question from Jsoth, 'during the battle of Issus, it's my understanding that the
'King at just 20, Alexander of Macedon spent two years securing his northern borders and Greece. In
John asks 'What are your thoughts on the news that we are starting to be able to read some of the ca
Murray is asked, 'I am reading about Spanish Conquistadors. Since they were unfamiliar with the land
Negrisan George writes, 'I Read about how the Dacians imposed high tribute on the Romans in the firs
Murray talks with regular AW contributor Jo Ball about her new book from Pen & Sword on the career o
We got a Postcard! From Euchale in Heidelberg. Euchale asks two questions: "1. Have you ever playe
"Why does Marcus Aurelius never take the blame for appointing his son his heir rather than the most
JSoth asks "Out of curiosity, if Crassus knew Caeser, then during Carrhae, why not build a heavily f
Augustus' reign started with a thorny problem. He was now the proud 'owner' of 50-odd legions, and n
Manos sent this in for Murray to chew over. 'Having heard and read so much about Phillip & Alexande
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