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Ancient Warfare Podcast

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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42:08

AW225 - Invicta

Ancient Warfare Podcast ·

2022/11/11

Jasper and Murray are joined by Julien Blurel, the brains behind the Invicta YouTube channel. In the latest episode, Invicta demonstrates the true size of a Roman legion. This is the first of their new 'true size' series, which aims to bring history to life in 3D using the Unreal Engine. True Size of the Roman Legion really puts into context the Roman army camp, the Legion on the march and the Roman army order of battle. You can find it here. Join us on Patron patreon.com/ancientwarfarepodcast

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12:18

AWA224 - Battlefield Trophies

Ancient Warfare Podcast ·

2022/11/04

Patron of the podcast Seanbob sent in this question for Murray to mull over, 'what is up with foreskin collection? I know Ramses wrote on walls about the stacks of foreskins he collected from the sea peoples, and David bought his wife with foreskins (1 Samuel 18:27). So what is the deal? Was circumcisions popular in some cultures and not others? Why not the whole penis? What did they do with them after they stacked them? Some sort of trophy? Like a deer rack on your Grandpa's wall? It is one thing

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11:40

AWA223 - What was salvaged from a battlefield?

Ancient Warfare Podcast ·

2022/10/28

What happened to all the gear and supplies after a big battle? What did people tend to salvage? Join us on Patron patreon.com/ancientwarfarepodcast

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47:26

AW222 - The volatile life of King Phillip II

Ancient Warfare Podcast ·

2022/10/21

'Philip II of Macedonia inherited a fragile kingdom under pressure. He absorbed the lessons from his childhood and turned it into a military powerhouse.' The team discuss the latest issue of the magazine XV.6 Macedonia Rising: The volatile life of King Phillip II. Join us on Patron patreon.com/ancientwarfarepodcast

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10:36

AWA221 - How did armies get potable water on campaign?

Ancient Warfare Podcast ·

2022/10/14

How did armies get or store potable water while on campaign? Murray has the answer... Join us on Patron patreon.com/ancientwarfarepodcast

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11:32

AWA220 - What is a useful analogy for talking about...

Ancient Warfare Podcast ·

2022/10/07

Murray, once more on his own, discusses what, in his opinion, is a useful analogy for talking about ancient warfare. Join us on Patron patreon.com/ancientwarfarepodcast

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11:25

AWA219 - Respect for the enemy

Ancient Warfare Podcast ·

2022/09/30

Bryan sent us in this question,'what are some documented cases where the victorious/conquering forces held a deep respect for their defeated foe or for the manner in which their foe fought even though they were ultimately defeated?' Join us on Patron patreon.com/ancientwarfarepodcast

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11:22

AWA218 - What do the columns tell us about the wars...

Ancient Warfare Podcast ·

2022/09/23

Bruce emailed us this question, what do the columns (Trajan, Antoninus Pius, Marcus Aurelius) tell us about the wars depicted? Are they reliable narratives? Narratives at all? Join us on Patron patreon.com/ancientwarfarepodcast

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11:55

AWA217 - Why did generals write back to the senate...

Ancient Warfare Podcast ·

2022/09/16

Andrew emailed us this question for Murray to answer, why did generals write back to the senate about what they had done? Was that account trustworthy – and how can we tell? Join us on Patron patreon.com/ancientwarfarepodcast

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49:25

AW216 - Who is your favourite military author/ancient...

Ancient Warfare Podcast ·

2022/09/09

We are between issues of the magazine, but Murray suggested the team discuss who is our favourite military author or ancient source. Join us on Patron patreon.com/ancientwarfarepodcast

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11:02

AWA215 - During the imperial period, did consuls lead...

Ancient Warfare Podcast ·

2022/09/02

Patron of the podcast Micius Porcius sent us this question for Murray to answer. During the imperial period, did consuls continue leading armies in war as they had in the Republican period or were legions only led by generals assigned by the Emperor? Join us on Patron patreon.com/ancientwarfarepodcast

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AWA214 - What can you tell us about the Battle of...

Ancient Warfare Podcast ·

2022/08/26

In the last episode, Murray answered the first of two questions Doug posed, the second question being a request to explain the battle of Crimisus in 340BC. Join us on Patron patreon.com/ancientwarfarepodcasthttps://www.patreon.com/ancientwarfarepodcast

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11:25

AWA213 - What kind of armies, weapons, and tactics...

Ancient Warfare Podcast ·

2022/08/19

Murray tackles this question that Doug emailed in, 'what kind of armies, weapons, and tactics were used by Carthage and Syracuse in the fifth and fourth centuries BC?' Join us on Patron patreon.com/ancientwarfarepodcast

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41:54

AW212 - The Saxon Shore

Ancient Warfare Podcast ·

2022/08/12

The Saxon Shore forts get their name from the Notitia Dignitatum and are among the most impressive Roman remains in Britain, but why they were built remains unclear. The team discuss the latest episode of the Magazine Ancient Warfare XV.5 Join us on Patron patreon.com/ancientwarfarepodcast

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10:11

AWA211 - Who is your favourite ancient military author?

Ancient Warfare Podcast ·

2022/08/05

It is a big thanks to Gerrard for emailing Murray this question. Murray tells us about who is his favourite military author, and why. Join us on Patron patreon.com/ancientwarfarepodcast

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AWA210 - The Roman version of Marathon

Ancient Warfare Podcast ·

2022/07/29

A few months ago, in response to episode AW137, where the team discussed the Greco-Persian war, Maxnet got in touch via Facebook to ask which source was Murray quoting with respect to the Battle of Marathon. Murray explains the sources. Join us on Patron patreon.com/ancientwarfarepodcast

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AWA209 - What do we know of the armies at the end of...

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2022/07/22

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AWA208 - How can we imagine ancient cavalry charges?

Ancient Warfare Podcast ·

2022/07/15

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AW207 - Hadrian's Wall

Ancient Warfare Podcast ·

2022/07/08

It is the 1,900th anniversary of the building of Hadrian's Wall, that is if it was begun in AD 122 and not AD 119. Not only is there doubt over the year construction was started on the wall, but we also are not completely sure what its function was. As such, a good topic for the team to discuss. Patreon: patreon.com/ancientwarfare

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10:43

AWA206 - What do we know of Philippian/Alexandrian...

Ancient Warfare Podcast ·

2022/07/01

Rich posed this question for Murray, 'we have a relatively good picture of what the Roman Legionary weapons and materiel manufacturing process looked like (at least for some time periods). Do we have any similar information for the Philippian/Alexandrian Macedonian army? That's a lot of 16-foot-long sarissa shafts and spear points to manufacture, and I'm curious what we know about it'. Join us on Patron patreon.com/ancientwarfarepodcast

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