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Ancient/Ancient warfare/Battle Maps/Feature

BATTLE MAPS: Caesar’s Gallic War

April 21, 2015
2 mins read

In the years 58-51 BC, Gaul was conquered and added to the Roman Empire through the military campaigns of Julius Caesar and his legions. For the first

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Ancient/Ancient warfare/Fact-file/Feature/Timeline

TIMELINE: The Sassanian Empire

October 10, 2014
1 min read
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The Sassanian Empire: Rome’s unbeaten rival in the East. With all its success and brilliance in Europe, the Mediterranean, and North Africa,

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Ancient/Ancient warfare/Fact-file/Feature

10 Principles of Sassanian Warfare

October 10, 2014
1 min read

The Spah ('military') of the Sassanian Empire were Rome's unbeaten rivals in the East. Here we look at 10 principles of Sassanian

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Ancient/Ancient warfare/Feature/Thinkers At War

THINKERS AT WAR – Marcus Aurelius

August 18, 2014
5 mins read
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Iain King looks as the philosophy of Emperor Marcus Aurelius One of Rome’s most remarkable rulers, Marcus Aurelius (AD 121-180) is commonly

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Ancient/Ancient warfare/Battle Maps

AD 937: Olaf’s Approach

July 12, 2012
1 min read

The possible routes taken by Olaf Guthfrithsson, King of Dublin, in this little known Viking battle for Britain

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Ancient/Ancient warfare/Battle Maps/Feature

The Battle of Marathon- 490 BC

January 31, 2011
1 min read
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The Battle of Marathon saw wo entirely antithetical military and political traditions: cavalry, archery, and light-armed troops versus heavy infantry; coerced subjects

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Ancient/Ancient warfare/Intel

Why Alexander the Great is not history’s greatest leader

January 6, 2011
2 mins read
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Former infantry officer and military historian Mark Corby begs to differ with the result of the poll published in last month’s Military

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Ancient/Ancient warfare/Battle Maps/Feature

Visigothics sacking Rome 395-415

December 31, 2010
1 min read

It was the first time since 390 BC that the city of Rome had fallen to a barbarian enemy. It shocked the

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Ancient/Ancient warfare/Feature/Warriors

Iranian Archer – Soldier Profile

November 10, 2010
1 min read
2

Iranian archer of the Persian Wars On the battlefield, the archers were formed up in the centre of the army, many ranks

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Ancient/Ancient warfare/Feature/Warriors

Athenian Hoplite – Soldier Profile

November 10, 2010
2 mins read
1

Athenian Hoplite of the Persian Wars In pitched battle, the army formed a single phalanx of 10,000 men, a kilometre wide, eight

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