Ancient Warfare magazine Vol XI.1 – Blotting out the sun

Ancient Warfare magazine Vol XI.1 – Blotting out the sun

Heavy infantry and cavalry often got the glory, but archers on foot and horseback often played an important role on the battlefield.

Theme: Archery in the Ancient World
– Murray Dahm, ‚Archery in the Ancient World – Historical introduction‘.
– Matasha Mazis and Nicholas Wright, ‚The archers – Cretan mercenaries in Seleucid service‘.
– Cristian Violatti, ‚The crossbow in Qin China – Lock & Load!‘.
– Paul Elliott, ‚Pharaoh’s bowmen – Archers in ancient Egypt‘.
– Phillip Garland, ‚Archers, backbone of the Neo-Assyrian army – Terror of my frightful weapons‘.
– Nadeem Ahmad, ‚The Sogdian heavy cavalryman – Traded wealth‘.
– Matt Bisek, ‚The Battle of Carrhae, 53 BC – Crassus‘ Parthian blunder‘.
– Andrew Knighton, ‚Archers in the Roman legions – Rome’s forgotten fighters‘.
– Melody Stach, ‚A history of horseback archery – Shooting from the saddle‘.

Features:
– Tacticus, ‚The strategic use of bowmen – The art of tactics‘.
– Dr. Mike Thomas, ‚Facts and myths about Roman sheet armour – Lorica segmentata‘.
– Gareth Williams, ‚Evaluating some myths of Marathon – Strategy or necessity‘.
– Joseph Hall, ‚The first centurion – Marcus Caelius‘.