Ancient Warfare Podcast

The History Network 434 - AWA421 - Did legionaries and auxiliaries have to bribe their way into the Roman army?

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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Ancient Warfare Podcast

Episodes

AWA421 - Did legionaries and auxiliaries have to bribe their way into the Roman army?

AWA420 - What were Roman walls for?

AWA419 - Who is the better general: Thrasybulus or Demosthenes (or Brasidas)?

AWA418 - What did legionaries drink on campaign?

AW417 - The Evolution of Tactics

AWA416 - What evidence is there for striped Egyptian headwear?

AWA415 - Why did the Romans completely abandon the spear in favour of the pilum?

AWA414 - Did legionaries need to be 1.80 metres tall?

AW413 - Early Campaigns in Germania

AWA412 - Were Cretan archers better than other archers?

AWA411 - How did the Huns dress for war?

AWA410 - What role and status did trumpeters have in warfare?

AWA409 - What did the Constitutio Antoniniana mean for the Roman auxilia?

AW408 - Why Germania?

AWA407 - War Pigs Revisited

AWA406 - What army did Alexander Molossus have in his Italian campaigns?

AWA405 - We got a fan letter!

AW404 - The Marian Reforms

AWA403 - Why does the Odyssey 2026 trailer feel wrong?

AWA402 - Arausio 105 BC: military defeat or political disaster?

AWA401 - Why Did Helmets Have Crests?

AW400 - Warriors in Bronze

AWA399 - Outflanking as a Tactical Innovation

AWA398 - Turning to Face an Outflank

AWA397 - Athenian Archers

AW396 - Revolutions in Warfare

AWA395 - Gladiators and the Roman Army

AWA394 - War Pigs

AWA393 - How long were bronze helmets used?

AW392 - Crossing the Rubicon

AWA391 - Bridging the Hellespont

AWA390 - Roman Military Signalling

AWA389 - Rome's Elite Veterans: Influence, Origins, and End

AWA388 - The triple acies revisited

AW387 - The Roman legion in the second century AD

AWA386 - Let the die be cast

AWA385 - Did the ancients fight with their cloaks on?

AWA384 - Did Hannibal and Scipio Africanus Really Meet?

AW383 - The Ancient Warfare Christmas Reading List

AWA382 - How Did Caesar's Legionnaires Stay Battle-Ready?

AWA381 - Did Ancient Soldiers Protect Their Feet?

AWA380 - How Did the Greek Phalanx Keep Its Line?

AW379 - Commanding an Army in Antiquity

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

AWA377 - How Much Do We Really Know About the Bacaudae?

AWA376 - Are there any sources for the chariot driver actually exiting the chariot before contact?

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

AW374 - Which Battle Would You Witness?

AWA373 - Greek phalanx vs. Germanic shield wall: how different were they?

AWA372 - Were ancient armies ever at full strength?