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Great Sieges of the Ancient World: Tarentum
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Rome’s Worst Defeat: The Battle of Cannae 216 B.C.E.
November 07, 2017
The Viking Mercenaries of the Byzantine Empire – The Varangian Guard
November 06, 2017
Blood and Discipline: What it Was Like to Fight in a Roman Battle
November 04, 2017
4 Civilian Jobs Done by Roman Legionaries
November 04, 2017
Things We Didn’t Know About Hadrian’s Wall
November 04, 2017
Caligula, Arminius and Vercingetorix Rome’s Most Hated Persons
November 03, 2017
Masinissa: The Warrior King of Numidia who fought alongside his Armies Well into His 80s
November 03, 2017
Battle of Mount Vesuvius, Spartacus and His Men Abseiling Down a Mountain
November 03, 2017
The Big Reasons Why The Romans Went to War – Apart From Liking a Good Fight
November 02, 2017
The Persian Thermopylae: When Alexander The Great Nearly Lost His Empire In Battle
October 30, 2017
Rome’s Greatest Enemies – Five People Who Fought Back Against the Empire
October 29, 2017
Battle of Kadesh would claim the title of the largest chariot battle ever, despite chariot warfare persisting for nearly 1,000 more years
October 29, 2017
The Roman Army never wanted to be forgotten – here are some legacies they left behind
October 28, 2017
Being a Footsoldier in Ancient Battles; A Frontline View of Victory
October 26, 2017
How The Romans Beat The Best Navy Of The Time
October 24, 2017
Roman Legions Of Renown… And How They Earned Their Names
October 23, 2017
Marcus Agrippa: Augustus’ Little Known Right Hand Man Who Knew How to Limit his Ambitions
October 23, 2017
3 Key Phases in the History of the Roman Army
October 21, 2017
When Pirates Kidnapped Julius Caesar He Laughed at Their Ransom Demands & Told Them To Ask for More
October 21, 2017
The Battle of Megiddo: The First Recorded Battle Of Military History
October 21, 2017
Napoleon as Augustus: How He Modelled Himself on the Roman Empire
October 17, 2017
How the Romans Lost a Tenth of Their Armies in a Single Battle – The Teutoburg Forest
October 16, 2017
Roman Military Officers and What They Did
October 15, 2017
This is How Tribal Queen Boudica Almost Beat the Mighty Roman Army
October 15, 2017
2600 Years Ago, The First Recorded Olympic Winner Led A Rebellion in Athens – Today Researchers May Have Found The Bones Of The Rebel Army
October 14, 2017
Massive Engagements Of Ancient Warships – The Most Decisive Ancient Naval Battles
October 13, 2017
Badges of Honor, Tokens of Renown – Ancient Roman Military Decorations
October 12, 2017
378 Adrianople: Rise of the Barbarians And The Beginning Of The End Of The Roman Empire
October 12, 2017
The Battle of Actium: Agrippa’s Victory, Octavian’s Glory
October 11, 2017
Leonidas I, Sparta’s Greatest Warrior King
October 10, 2017
The Teutonic Knights, The Hospitallers, And The Templars: Massive Battle of Tannenberg, 1410
October 09, 2017
Battle of Agincourt – The English Really Should Have Lost, But They Won
October 09, 2017
The Battle of the Teutoburg Forest, Rome’s Greatest Defeat And The Broken Remnants of a Glorious Army
October 07, 2017
The Nika Riots: Sports Riots that Nearly Toppled an Empire
October 07, 2017
1571 Battle of Lepanto: The Pope’s Naval Crusade – Destroying the Ottoman Empire Naval Supremacy
October 06, 2017
Elite Cavalry Units of the Ancient World – They Were Very Effective
October 05, 2017
The Pros and Cons of Ancient War Elephants
October 04, 2017
Hannibal Barca was Rome’s Greatest Enemy – But He Couldn’t Win the War for Carthage
September 26, 2017
The Battle of Leuctra: Crushing the Spartans and the Birth of the Echelon Formation
September 25, 2017
The Battle of Pharsalus: How Caesar Won a Civil War While Outnumbered Two to One
September 25, 2017
Formidable Melee Weapons of Ancient Warfare
September 25, 2017
Top 4 Underrated Battles of Roman History
September 24, 2017
When Spartacus and His Renegade Gladiators Gave the Romans All They Could Handle
September 21, 2017
Mithridates the Poisoner King: Hallucinogenic Honey, Venom Arrows, and More
September 19, 2017
Alternative History: The Roman Civil War
September 18, 2017
Hannibal Barca: Rome’s Most Dangerous Enemy
September 17, 2017
From Marcellus to Caesar – The Greatest Generals of Ancient Rome
September 17, 2017
When Rome Crushed Israel: The Siege of Masada
September 15, 2017
The Battle Of Alesia: The Roman Siege That Completed Julius Caesar’s Conquest of Gaul
September 13, 2017
Mantinea: Greeks Killing Each Other to Pave the Way for Conquest
August 27, 2017
The Element of Surprise – Totally Effective Surprise Attacks in Military History
August 27, 2017
How Caesar Defeated 250,000 Gaulish Warriors Coming At Them From Two Sides With Only 60,000 Legionnaires
August 25, 2017
Hannibal Barca: Rome’s Most Dangerous Enemy
August 24, 2017
The Man Who Found The Ancient Greek City of Troy
August 21, 2017
Legion Vs Phalanx: Two Powerhouse Formations of the Ancient World
August 16, 2017
Hadrian’s Wall – The Most Impressive Roman Construction in Britain
August 15, 2017
Commanding Thousands – Approaches to Generalship on Ancient Battlefields
August 15, 2017
Rome’s Greatest Enemies – Five People Who Fought Back Against the Empire
August 15, 2017
The Persian Thermopylae: When Alexander The Great Nearly Lost His Empire In Battle
August 14, 2017
Some of the Best Catchphrases Of The Ancient Spartans
August 11, 2017
The End of an Era – The Sack of Rome
August 08, 2017
Hannibal of Carthage – The Greatest Opponent Rome Ever Faced
August 07, 2017
The Roman Military Camp: How Each One Was Established, Run, and Left Behind
August 05, 2017
Persia – One of the most Fearsome Militaries of the Ancient World
August 04, 2017
The Battle of Issus: A Close Call in a Campaign of Conquest
August 03, 2017
How One Man Seized Control of the Roman Empire and Founded a Dynasty
August 03, 2017
The Hannibalic War would make an Excellent Movie
July 28, 2017
Pompey The Great: One Of Rome’s Greatest Commanders
July 24, 2017
Modern, Adaptable, Ruthless – How Assyrian Armies Dominated The Middle East
July 24, 2017
Devastating Missile Power – The Archers Of The Ancient Roman Army
July 24, 2017
The Finest Warriors Of Ancient Greece – Masters Of Hoplite Warfare
July 24, 2017
Heart-Rending Decisions: One Commander’s Divided Loyalties In Caesar’s Civil War
July 22, 2017
The Powerful Leaders in Ancient Rome’s Civil War
July 21, 2017
Gauls Vs Romans: Two Very Different Ways Of War
July 20, 2017
Julius Caesar Conquered Many Different Tribes During His Gaulish Wars – Here Are Just A Few Of Them
July 20, 2017
Ancient Days – The Earliest Evolution Of Warfare
July 19, 2017
The Battle of Pharsalus: How Caesar Won a Civil War While Outnumbered Two to One
July 18, 2017
Roman Centurions: Commanders of Men – A High Chance of Death
July 17, 2017
The Real Asterix: Colorful Truth About Ancient Gaulish Warfare
July 17, 2017
The Battle of Megiddo: The First Recorded Battle Of Military History
July 15, 2017
Constantinople: Holding The Walls At All Costs
July 15, 2017
A Day In The Life Of A Roman Legionary
July 15, 2017
The Roman Army – Mighty Conquerors Of The Ancient World
July 15, 2017
The Devastating Power of Ancient Roman Sieges
July 14, 2017
The End of an Era – The Sack of Rome
July 13, 2017
The Devastating Power of Ancient Roman Sieges
July 13, 2017
Discipline, Tactics, Personal Skill – Military Might Of Ancient Sparta
July 13, 2017
Why Total War Rome 2: Total War Has The Perfect Historical Starting Date
July 12, 2017
Gladiator: The True History Behind The Movie
July 11, 2017
Bellum Gallicum – Rome’s Greatest Conqueror In His Greatest War – Caesar’s Gaulish Campaign
July 11, 2017
When Spartacus and His Renegade Gladiators Gave the Romans All They Could Handle
July 11, 2017
Brotherhood, Blood, And Discipline: How It Felt To Fight In An Ancient Roman Battle
July 10, 2017
Enemies Within And Without – Caligula, Arminius and Vercingetorix – Most Hated Men Of Ancient Rome
July 09, 2017
Greek Fire: Civil War in the “Cradle of Democracy” After World War Two
July 05, 2017
The Samnite Wars, Paving the Way for the Might of the Roman Empire
July 04, 2017
The End of an Era – The Sack of Rome
July 04, 2017
The Battle of Telamon: A Gaulish Army Trapped Between Three Roman Armies
July 04, 2017
A Real Life Weapon Of Legend: Greek Fire
July 04, 2017
Galleys: The First Great Warships – They Dominated The Seas For Centuries
July 04, 2017
Siegeworks In The Ruthless World Of The Ancient Roman Armies
July 03, 2017
The Blockade Camp: How and Why the Romans Penned Their Enemies In
July 01, 2017
The Battle of Telamon: A Gaulish Army Trapped Between Three Roman Armies
June 30, 2017
The End of an Era – The Sack of Rome
June 30, 2017
Constantinople: Holding The Walls At All Costs
June 30, 2017
The Samnite Wars, Paving the Way for the Might of the Roman Empire
June 30, 2017
The Roman Army Is Not Mysterious – Here Are Some of the Ways Modern Historians Gain Their Knowledge
June 30, 2017
The Ancient Roman Army’s Siege Technique Was Methodical And Terrifyingly Efficient
June 29, 2017
Circumvallation: How the Romans Mastered Surrounding Towns To Conquer Populations
June 27, 2017
The Rise and Fall of the Chariot – It Changed History, But Eventually Was A Victim Of Its Own Success
June 27, 2017
How The Spear Transformed Warfare – From Ancient Times To The Age Of Gunpowder
June 27, 2017
Roman Emperors Who Died in Battle, From The End Of The Roman Empire To Byzantium
June 27, 2017
War on the Terraces: The Nika Riots
June 27, 2017
A Different Look At History – The Teutoburg Disaster
June 25, 2017
Legion Vs Phalanx: Two Powerhouse Formations of Ancient Warfare
June 25, 2017
The Spartans Had Never Surrendered Until The Brutal Battle Which Changed The Course Of The War
June 24, 2017
Awesome Power Of Ancient Rome – The Total Destruction Of Rome’s Greatest Rival
June 23, 2017
The Reasons Why Rome Fell – And How It Has Lived On
June 23, 2017
Pick A Side: Hannibal’s Veteran Army (with Elephants) Vs. Alexander’s Macedonian Phalanx and Companions
June 23, 2017
The Ingenious Ancient Romans Used Mining Operations To Mercilessly Break Siege Defenses
June 22, 2017
The Viking Mercenaries of the Byzantine Empire – The Varangian Guard
June 22, 2017
The Most Hated Enemies Of The Ancient World’s Greatest Empire: Rome
June 21, 2017
Masinissa: The Warrior King of Numidia who fought alongside his Armies Well into His 80s
June 21, 2017
Brotherhood, Blood, And Discipline: How It Felt To Fight In An Ancient Roman Battle
June 21, 2017
Battle of Mount Vesuvius, Spartacus and His Men Abseiling Down a Mountain
June 21, 2017
Ancient Generals Who Had No Problem Fighting Heroically On The Front Lines
June 21, 2017
The Samnite Wars, Paving the Way for the Might of the Roman Empire
June 20, 2017
Enemies Within And Without – Caligula, Arminius and Vercingetorix – Most Hated Men Of Ancient Rome
June 20, 2017
Deadliest Sieges Before the 19th Century
June 19, 2017
A Turning Point In The Life Of Musashi, The Undefeated Samurai
June 19, 2017
1453: The Fall of Constantinople and the end of the Roman Empire
June 19, 2017
Four Reasons Why Rome Fell – And How It Has Lived On
June 18, 2017
The Awesome Power of the Ancient Roman Navy Was So Great, It Even Won Sieges
June 16, 2017
The Battle of Leuctra: Crushing the Spartans and the Birth of the Echelon Formation
June 16, 2017
The Devastating Power of Ancient Roman Sieges
June 16, 2017
The Spartans Never Surrendered Until The Brutal Battle Which Changed The Course Of The War
June 15, 2017
Here Are Five Ways In Which We Know About the Roman Army
June 15, 2017
Roman Emperors Who Died in Battle, From The End Of The Roman Empire To Byzantium
June 14, 2017
War on the Terraces: The Nika Riots
June 14, 2017
The Viking Mercenaries of the Byzantine Empire – The Varangian Guard
June 14, 2017
Five Facts: The Ancient Wars Between Persia and Greece
June 12, 2017
Arab raids on Rome: The Eternal City Saved by 600-Year-Old Wall
June 12, 2017
Mantinea: Greeks Killing Each Other to Pave the Way for Philip’s Conquest
June 12, 2017
How Caesar Defeated 250,000 Gaulish Warriors Coming At Them From Two Sides With Only 60,000 Legionnaires
June 11, 2017
Greek Fire: Civil War in the “Cradle of Democracy” After WW2
June 11, 2017
Constantinople: Holding The Walls At All Costs
June 11, 2017
The Persian Thermopylae: Alexander’s Fight Through the Pass at Persepolis Almost Cost Him His Empire
June 10, 2017
The Battle of Telamon: A Gaulish Army Trapped Between Three Roman Armies
June 09, 2017
A Day in the Life of a Roman Legionary
June 09, 2017
The End of an Era – The Sack of Rome
June 09, 2017
The Spartans Had Never Surrendered Until The Brutal Battle Which Changed The Course Of The War
June 09, 2017
When Pirates Kidnapped Julius Caesar He Laughed at Their Ransom Demands and Told Them To Ask for More
June 07, 2017
Legion Vs Phalanx: Two Powerhouse Formations of Ancient Warfare
June 07, 2017
Sparta’s Hoplite Warriors: The Most Influential Ancient Military Force
June 07, 2017
Forged In The Fires Of Battle And Myth: The Mighty Roman Army
June 06, 2017
The Battle of Megiddo: The First Recorded Battle Of Military History
June 06, 2017
Siege of Sparta: When The Spartan Women Pitched in to Defend Their City
June 06, 2017
Roman Military Officers, And What They Did
June 05, 2017
Great Sieges: The Roman Siege of Jerusalem – One Million Lives Lost In 8 Months Of Combat
June 05, 2017
Commanding Thousands – Approaches to Generalship on Ancient Battlefields
June 05, 2017
The Roman Army – Mighty War Machine Of The Ancient World
June 05, 2017
When Gods Collide – Hannibal and Scipio – Titanic Military Rivalries From The Ancient World
June 05, 2017
The Roman Army – Mighty War Machine Of The Ancient World
June 04, 2017
The Most Impressive Roman Construction in Britain – Hadrian’s Wall
June 04, 2017
Alexander’s First Great Cavalry Charge and the Last Stand of the 300 Sacred Band
June 04, 2017
Legendary Combat Units From The Dark Days Of Medieval Warfare
June 04, 2017
The Roman Legionary – Well-Trained and Excellently Equipped
June 03, 2017
Roman Legions Of Renown… And How They Earned Their Names
June 03, 2017
Battle of the 300 Champions – When Sparta And Argos’ Best Hoplites Fight to the Death, Last Man Standing Wins
June 03, 2017
Alternative History – The Teutoburg Disaster
June 02, 2017
Enemies Within And Without – Caligula, Arminius and Vercingetorix – Most Hated Men Of Ancient Rome
June 02, 2017
Five Facts – Hannibal Barca: Rome’s Most Dangerous Enemy
June 01, 2017
The Man Who Found The Ancient Greek City of Troy
June 01, 2017
How Caesar Defeated 250,000 Gaulish Warriors Coming At Them From Two Sides With Only 60,000 Legionnaires
May 31, 2017
Greek Fire: Civil War in the “Cradle of Democracy” After WW2
May 31, 2017
Constantinople: Holding The Walls At All Costs
May 31, 2017
Mantinea: Greeks Killing Each Other to Pave the Way for Philip’s Conquest
May 29, 2017
Arab raids on Rome: The Eternal City Saved by 600-Year-Old Wall
May 29, 2017
The Viking Mercenaries of the Byzantine Empire – The Varangian Guard
May 28, 2017
Roman Emperors Who Died in Battle, From The End Of The Roman Empire To Byzantium
May 28, 2017
War on the Terraces: The Nika Riots
May 28, 2017