Warfare was the single biggest preoccupation of historians in antiquity. In recent decades fresh textual interpretations, numerous new archaeological discoveries and a much broader analytical focus ...

I'm a lecturer in ancient history at the University of Oxford. I'm an expert in ancient warfare, and I'm here to talk to you today about premodern warfare in modern movies. "300" (2006 ...

In recent decades fresh textual interpretations, numerous new archaeological discoveries and a much broader analytical focus emphasising social, economic, political and cultural approaches have ...

He discusses the accuracy of ancient-warfare battle scenes from "The Northman" (2022), starring Alexander Skarsgård; penning enemies in "The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power" (2022); and ...

An introduction to warfare in antiquity, in its social and political contexts, with an examination of weapons, tactics, strategy, famous battles and generals. The fourth number of the course code ...

We're back with more Ancient Warfare 2, a glorious mixture of Totally Accurate Battle Simulator (TABS) and Ravenfield where today a herd of war elephants will take down a castle, and an impossibly ...

Genetic analysis has confirmed a detail of an important Norse saga, telling us more about someone dubbed the "Well-man".

This early biological warfare is recorded in “Sverris Saga ... the body of the “Well Man” and, with the help of ancient DNA, have provided fresh details about who he was.

As civilisations advanced, the javelin evolved into a weapon of warfare. Ancient Greeks and Romans utilised javelins in military tactics, with soldiers known as skirmishers using them to disrupt ...