Ancient Warfare Podcast

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.

AWA384 - Did Hannibal and Scipio Africanus Really Meet? 11/21/2025

AW383 - The Ancient Warfare Christmas Reading List 11/14/2025

AWA382 - How Did Caesar’s Legionnaires Stay Battle-Ready? 11/07/2025

AWA381 - Did Ancient Soldiers Protect Their Feet? 10/31/2025

AWA380 - How Did the Greek Phalanx Keep Its Line? 10/24/2025

AW379 - Commanding an Army in Antiquity 10/18/2025

AWA378 - Did the Persians Really Use Cats at the Battle of Pelusium? 10/10/2025

AWA377 - How Much Do We Really Know About the Bacaudae? 10/03/2025

AWA376 - Are there any sources for the chariot driver actually exiting the chariot before contact? 09/26/2025

AWA375 - What was the relationship between Korybantic/Kouretic dances and ancient warfare? 09/19/2025

AW374 - Which Battle Would You Witness? 09/12/2025

AWA373 - Greek phalanx vs. Germanic shield wall: how different were they? 09/05/2025

AWA372 - Were ancient armies ever at full strength? 08/29/2025

AWA371 - Do we know anything about ancient soldiers dice games? 08/22/2025

AW369 - Battles of the Bronze Age 08/08/2025

AWA368 - What happened to the Hastati, Principes, and Triarii? 08/01/2025

AWA367 - How permanent were institutions like dux or comes? 07/25/2025

AWA366 - When did the classical Greek hoplite cease to exist? 07/18/2025

AW365 - Controversies of Roman Warfare 07/11/2025

AWA364 - Victories by missile-based armies 07/04/2025

AWA363 - Why do slingers go away? 06/27/2025

AWA362 - What can you tell me about the Scythed Chariots at Gaugamela? 06/20/2025

AW361 - Helmets in the Ancient World 06/13/2025

AWA360 - Did the ancient Greeks have a padded garment under their armour? 06/06/2025

AWA359 - Who are your go-to translators for your favourite texts? 05/30/2025

AWA358 - What was an oblique phalanx? 05/23/2025

AWA357 - What was the least influential weapon on the ancient battlefield? 05/16/2025

AW356 - New discoveries in Ancient Warfare 2025 05/09/2025

AWA355 - Did small built-up areas play a role in ancient battlefields? 05/02/2025

AWA354 - Why did ancient armies have few ranged units compared to line infantry? 04/25/2025