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AW239 - Imperium Romanum Feb 10, 2023

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Imperium Romanum is a YouTube channel dedicated to bringing history to life, with documentaries looking at everything Ancient Rome; from the army and military equipment to politics, religion, culture, lifestyle and much more.

In this episode, Jasper, Murray and Marc are joined by Marc from Imperium Romanum to talk about what they do.

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The competition closes on 28 February 2023.

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AWA238 - What if the Roman Empire had not fallen? Feb 03, 2023

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An interesting 'what if' quest from Jeff, who asks Murray for his thoughts on 'what if the Roman Empire had never fallen and was still around today, what would the world look like? And what do you think a modern Roman Empire would be like?"

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AWA237 - Why was the Macedonian casualty rate so low? Jan 27, 2023

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Brendon asks why the Macedonian phalanx at the Battles of Issues and Gaugamela suffered such a low casualty rate from arrows fired by archers?

Murray gives us his opinion.

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AWA236 - Medieval pike vs ancient sariassa Jan 27, 2023

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Tony sent this in for Murray to think about, 'can you tell us anything about the difference in style of combat when comparing late medieval pike vs ancient Sarissa?'

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AW235 - Piracy and Raids Jan 20, 2023

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One man's pirate is another's daring raider, and the boundary between warrior and pirate can be equally nebulous. Piracy is an age-old problem without a simple solution.

The team discuss issue XVI.1 of the Ancient Warfare magazine Piracy and Raids: Robbers on the Mediterranean.

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AWA234 - Envelopment of the Legion Jan 13, 2023

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Mason sent in a question a few weeks ago, and here he is again with another for Murray.'If Romans were fighting and happened to get surrounded, did they have a formation for that? Did the back line and sides turn around and form a square?'

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AWA233 - Military Admin Jan 06, 2023

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'How did the Romans keep track of who actually completed their years of service? What's to stop you from deserting and showing up to claim your pension unfairly? Presumably, this could be tricky in an empire of mostly illiterate people from all over the known world without government driver's licenses or passports'. Murray gives us his thoughts...

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AWA286 - Low Casualty figures Jan 05, 2023

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Murray answers a question from a 12-year-old fan from Italy, Greg - How many casualties were there really at Magnesia? The Roman sources say 53,000 for the Seleucids and only 350 Romans died. Is This true?

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AWA232 - The Language of the Roman Army Dec 31, 2022

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Mason sent this question in for Murray to muse over, 'how did the language differences of auxiliary units affect armies on campaign or during battle? Were there any particular Roman generals who were multilingual'.

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AWA230 - How did ancient siege mines work? Dec 16, 2022

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In response to an email from David in New York, Murray explains siege mining in the ancient world.

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