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AWA140 - How did the Macedonian Phalanx deal with cavalry armies? Mar 05, 2021

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If cavalry attacked a Macedonian phalanx how did it react? Did the phalanx have a tactic to hold them off? Murray explains..

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AWA139 - How fast could a legionary camp react to an attack? Feb 26, 2021

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If a roman legionary camp was attacked, how fast could it react? Jasper gives us his opinion.

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AWA138 - How did the Macedonian phalanx come about? Feb 19, 2021

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Murray tells us about the development of the Macedonian phalanx.

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AW137 - The Greco-Persian Wars Feb 12, 2021

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In the late sixth-century BC, it became clear that the expanding Persian Empire and the Greek city states in Asia and the Aegean would soon come into conflict...

The Ancient Warfare Magazine team discuss the latest issue of the magazine XIV.4, The Greco-Persian Wars.

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AWA136 - How did battles start? Feb 05, 2021

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Was there etiquette to starting a battle, or did they just happen? Murray investigates.

AWA135 - Were there hard borders which stopped imperial expansion? Jan 29, 2021

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What were borders like in the ancient world? Were there hard borders which stopped imperial expansion? Jasper gives us his opinion.

AWA134 - Were the Theban Sacred Band trained to target officers? Jan 22, 2021

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Were the Theban Sacred Band trained to target officers? Murray gives us the answer.

AW133 - Coups, successes and failures Jan 15, 2021

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In this episode the Ancient Warfare team are between issues of the magazine, so Mark suggested they discuss coups in the ancient world.

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AWA132 - How did the Praetorian Guard become so powerful? Jan 08, 2021

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Jasper explains how the Praetorian Guard became such a powerful force.

AWA: Did Hannibal strip the dead? Jan 01, 2021

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Hugo watching on youtube writes, "it's said that Hannibal took armour and weapons from the dead Romans so he must have used tactics without the phalanx. Do you agree?"

Murray gives his opinion.

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