Episodes

  • AWA331 - What effect did the Hunnic invasions into Western Europe have on Britain?
    Nov 15 2024

    JackSarge poses this question for Murray. What effect did the Hunnic invasions into Western Europe have on Britain? Did Attila send emissaries to Britain or make any demands of it?

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    11 mins
  • AW330 - Legio X Fretensis
    Nov 8 2024

    Founded in the war against Sextus Pompeius, the 'Legion of the Strait' spent most of its long history in the provinces of the Roman East with Parthians, Sasanians, and zealots.

    For this episode of the Ancient Warfare Podcast, the team discuss issue XVII.5 of the magazine, The Legion of the Strait: A History of Legio Fretensis.

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    41 mins
  • AWA329 - What defines heavy infantry in the ancient world?
    Nov 1 2024

    Another question from Miles, what defines heavy infantry in the ancient world? Were Phalangites considered heavy infantry at the time?

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    12 mins
  • AWA328 - What armour did Macedonian and late Hellenistic Phalangites wear?
    Oct 25 2024

    Miles asks, what armour did Macedonian and late Hellenistic Phalangites wear? If they were initially equipped with lighter armour (e.g., linothorax), did they wear heavier metal armour at later points in history? If not, do we know why?

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    12 mins
  • AWA327 - When did Rome's conquest of Italy become inevitable?
    Oct 18 2024

    At what point was Roman success inevitable during Rome's wars to conquer the rest of Italy through the 5th, 4th, and 3rd centuries BC? Murray gives us his thoughts.

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    13 mins
  • AW326 - The Most Influential Weapon in the Ancient World
    Oct 11 2024

    In the latest episode, the Ancient Warfare Podcast team discuss what they think was the most influential weapon in the Ancient World. From the iconic Roman gladius to the powerful composite bow, ancient weapons shaped the course of history in countless ways.

    But which one stands out as the most influential?

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    50 mins
  • AWA325 - What ideas did the Hellenistic kingdoms adopt from the lands they ruled?
    Oct 4 2024

    Carlos sent this question in for Murray to consider: "Besides elephants, what other units or ideas did the Hellenistic kingdoms adopt from the peoples of the lands they ruled? For example, did they have horse-archer units, etc.?"

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    10 mins
  • AWA324 - The last recorded legion
    Sep 27 2024

    "In the Western empire, what was the last recorded Legion to take the field as a formed/cohesive unit? And the same question for the Eastern Empire."

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    12 mins