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Below is a summary of published issues of Ancient Warfare.

Ancient Warfare I.0 (brochure)

• About Ancient Warfare.
• Special: Ross Cowan, 'Scars, spoils and splendour.' Illustrated by Graham Sumner

Ancient Warfare I.1

Theme: the campaigns of Gnaeus Julius Agricola

• Introduction: Jasper Oorthuys, 'Agricola's campaigns: historical setting'
• the Source: Jona Lendering, 'Tacitus and the Agricola'
• the Warrior: Adrian Wink, 'Agricola's Batavian Auxiliaries'. Illustrated by Johnny Shumate.
• the Battle: Kate Gilliver, 'The battle of Mons Graupius'
• the Campaign: Jasper Oorthuys, 'Combined arms: Agricola's naval and land campaign'

Features

• Be a general: Murray Dahm, 'The next Alexander the Great?'
• Special: Graham Sumner, 'Pontius Pilate's bodyguard'
  
• the Find: Ruben Post, 'Alexandrian Stelae and the Ptolemaic army of the 3rd C BC'

Ancient Warfare I.2

Theme: Daily life in camp and on campaign

• Introduction: Jasper Oorthuys, 'Boredom, paperwork and training'
• The Source: Jona Lendering, 'The Bu Njem ostraca'
• Special: Jim Webster, 'Daily life in the armies of the Greek city states'
• Campaign: John Walsh, 'The Nomad War camp'
• Special: Ross Cowan, 'Daily life of a Praetorian guardsman'

Features

• The Battle: Iñaki Arrizabalaga, 'The battle of Magnesia reconstructed'
• The Warrior: Ross Cowan and Graham Sumner, 'The real Pullo and Vorenus'
• Be a general: Murray Dahm, 'Positioning your camp'

Ancient Warfare I.3

Theme: Protect thyself. Shields, helmets and armor.

• Jasper Oorthuys, Introduction to the theme
• Michael Charles, 'Vegetius and Late Roman infantry armor'
• Ross Cowan, 'Five helmets in Glasgow museums'
• Christian Koepfer, 'A history of European shields', part 1
• Paul Bardunias, 'The Aspis. Surviving Hoplite Battle aspis'
• Michael Park, The Silver Shields - Philip's and Alexander's Hypaspists

Features

• The Battle: Jens Wucherpfennig, 'The battle of Strasbourg (357 AD)'
• The Campaign: David Hall, 'Boudica's Bloody Revolt'
• Be a general: Murray Dahm, 'How to survive a siege'

Ancient Warfare I.4

Theme: The Roman conquest of Spain 218 BC - 24 BC.

• Jasper Oorthuys, Introduction to the theme
• Jona Lendering, 'A view from the periphery. Appian of Alexandria'
• Ed Healy, 'The General: Viriathus'
• Duncan B. Campbell, 'The siege of Numantia. How Scipio Aemilianus conquered the bravest of all cities'
• Xavi Rubio, 'The battle of Emporion: Cato's Triumph'
• Kim Stubbs, 'The battle of Ilipa. Scipio's rise begins'

Features

• Patryk Skupniewicz, 'The Warrior: Sasanian heavy cavalry'
• Be a General, 'Xenophon's Cavalry Commander'

Ancient Warfare II.1

Theme: Light infantry and auxiliaries.

• Jasper Oorthuys, Introduction to the theme
• Nick Barley, Thucydides on light infantry
• Sidney Dean, Warrior portrait: Peltasts
• Ross Cowan, Lanciarii of the Roman army
• Stephen English, Macedonian 'heavy' infantry
• Paul Elliott, The Power of the sling

Features

• Chris Martin, Belisarius' best battle
• Christian Koepfer, A history of European shields, part 2
• Murray Dahm, Read your Homer

Ancient Warfare II.2

Theme: Victory and defeat.

• Jasper Oorthuys, Introduction to the theme
• John Walsh, Roman victories and coinage
• Ross Cowan, Grinding Pyrrhus down. How Romans recovered from defeat 
• Joseph Pietrykowski, To the last man. Failure, sacrifice and the triumph of defeat
• Paul McDonnell-Staff, The consequences of defeat. Sparta and the battle of Sellasia.
• Stafanos Skarmintzos, Phalanx versus Legion. Why Rome won...

Features

• Duncan Campbell, Catapults in the Cohorts. Did Rome's auxiliaries have artillery?
• Murray Dahm, Onasander's General

Ancient Warfare II.3

Theme: the Age of the Trireme.

• Jasper Oorthuys, Introduction to the theme
• Michael B.Charles, A picture speaks...
• Paul McDonnell-Staff, With Ships for Spears. Tactical uses of the trieres
• Stefanos Skarmintzos, Hoplite Marines
• Christa Steinby, Rome's First Fleets. Introducing the trireme
• Jona Lendering, Stumbling to Disaster. The battle of Sybota.

Features

• Christian Koepfer, A Culture Rising. Hallstatt Noblemen
• Ross Cowan, Longest Lived. Legio Quinta Macedonica Antiqua
• Murray Dahm, Command by Example. Frontinus' Stratagemata

Ancient Warfare II-4

Theme: The campaigns of Julius Caesar

• Jasper Oorthuys, Introduction to the theme
• Jona Lendering, The De Bello Gallico
• Douglas Sterling, Caesar's Military Intelligence
• Vickey Kalambakal, The Bravest of the Gauls
• François Gilbert, Caesarian Legionaries.
• Ross Cowan, The Battle of Ruspina.
• Duncan Campbell, The Triumph of Roman Siegecraft

 Features

• Francisco Tudela, Cavalry: The Hoplite's Second Shield
• Murray Dahm, Command by Example II. Polyaenus

Ancient Warfare II-5

Theme: Warfare in the Ancient Near East

• Jasper Oorthuys, Introduction to the theme
• Jona Lendering, 'Recording the Ages.'
• Mark Schwartz, 'Warriors at the dawn of time'
• Konstantin Nossov, 'Besieging in relief'
• Sidney Dean, 'Clash of chariots'

 Features

• Blanka Misic, 'Roman intelligence gathering in the East'
• Pawel Grysztar, 'Life on retirement'
• Duncan Campbell, 'Between Rome and Parthia'
• Murray Dahm, 'Oral traditions of teaching warfare'

Ancient Warfare II-6

Theme: Rome in Crisis: the 3rd century AD

• Lukas de Blois, Introduction to the theme
• Duncan Campbell, 'Coinage and Cavalry.'
• Christian Koepfer, 'Guarding the gates to Italy'
• Ross Cowan, 'Forgotten Heroes'
• Glenn Barnett, 'Father and Son invade Iraq'
• David Michaels, 'Unsung savior of Rome'
• Joshua Gilbert, 'Restitutor Orbis'

Features

• Will Stroock, 'The second invasion of Britain'
• Murray Dahm, 'Paddlewheels and scythed chariots'

Ancient Warfare III-1

Theme: War as a livelihood: Mercenaries in the Ancient World.

• Michael Taylor, 'Introduction to the theme'
• Duncan Campbell, 'Theatre of War'
• Bridget McDermott, 'Soldiers of Ta-Sety '
• Joseph Pietrykowski, 'Generals for hire'
• Ruben Post, 'Mercenaries from Crete'
• Paul Bardunias, 'The battle of the Bagradas'
• Alberto Pérez, 'Galatian Mercenaries'
• Ross Cowan, 'Mercenaries in Imperial Rome'

Features

• Murray Dahm, 'Learning from Vegetius'

Ancient Warfare III-2

Theme: Alexander's funeral games: The Wars of the Successors.

• Bob Bennett and Mike Roberts, 'Introduction to the theme'
• Konstantin Nossov, 'Philon of Byzantium'
• Joseph Pietrykowski, 'Armies and tactics of the Successors'
• Duncan Campbell, 'Demetrius Poliorcetes'
• Michael Park, 'The battle of Gabiene'

  Features

• Raffaele D'Amato, 'A soldier from Herculaneum'
• Svenja Grosser, 'Gladiators in army camps'
• Murray Dahm, 'Vegetius' Lessons'

Ancient Warfare Special 1

Theme: The Varian disaster.

• Jona Lendering, 'The sources'
• Jasper Oorthuys & Tony Clunn, 'The search for the battlefield'
• Lindsay Powell, 'Augustus' campaigns in Germania'
• Sidney Dean, 'Varus and Arminius'
• Adrian Murdoch, 'The campaign of 9 AD'
• 'Rome's response'
• Duncan Campbell, 'Roman fortifications of the Augustan era'
• Ross Cowan and Christian Koepfer, 'Augustan legionaries'
• Michael Taylor and Christian Koepfer, 'The Germanic warriors'
• Jasper Oorthuys, 'Tips for visitors'

Ancient Warfare III-3

Theme: Classical heroes: the warrior in history and legend

• Rolof van Hövell, 'Introduction to the theme'
• Josho Brouwers, 'Homer'
• Michael Taylor, 'Heroic combat'
• Arnold Blumberg, 'Philip, Alexander and the Homeric Ethos'
• Sidney Dean, 'Divine battle frenzy'
• Raffale d'Amato and Andrea Salimbeti, 'Seven against Thebes'
• Christian Koepfer, 'The Shield of Achilles'
• Ross Cowan, 'Heroes of the Roman army'

Features

• Duncan B. Campbell, 'A camp in search of a campaign'
• Murray Dahm, 'Machines of War'

Ancient Warfare III-4

Theme: Implacable enemies: the Barcid family at War.

• Yozan D. Mosig, 'Introduction to the theme'
• Jona Lendering, 'The Rise of a Hyperpower. Polybius, Rome, Carthage, and capricious Fortune'
• Alberto Pérez and Paul McDonnell-Staff, 'The armies of the Barcids'
• Duncan B.Campbell, 'Hannibal at the gates: Carthaginian siegecraft in perspective'
• Raffaele D'Amato, 'Hannibal's masterpiece: the battle of Cannae'
• Paul McDonnell-Staff, 'The other Barcid over the Alps: Hasdrubal's campaign into Italy'

Features

• Bridget McDermott, 'Bowmen in the Delta: archery in Ancient Egypt'
• Philip Matyszak, 'Forging the Roman sword'
• Murray Dahm, 'Maurice's Strategikon'
  

Ancient Warfare III-5

Theme: Imperial Nemesis: Rome vs. Parthia.

• Pawel Gryzstar, 'Introduction to the theme'
• Joaquin Montero, 'Sources for Trajan's campaign'
• Arnold Blumberg, 'Caesar's plans for Parthia'
• Glenn Barnett, 'Adapting to the enemy: changing battle tactics'
• Duncan B. Campbell, 'Armed Diplomacy: Rome and Parthia in the 1st C AD'
• Ross Cowan, 'The battle of Nisibis'
• Raffaele D'Amato, 'Roman soldiers in the Parthian Wars'

Features

• Fred Ray, 'Myronides and the Athenian land empire'
• Murray Dahm, 'Festus' Breviarium'

Ancient Warfare III-6

Theme: Carnyx, cornu and signa: battlefield communications.

• Adam Anders, 'Introduction to the theme'
• Christian Koepfer, 'Imagery as sources for standards'
• Alberto Pérez, 'Standards and music in Pre-Roman Europe'
• Sean Manning, 'Persian standards of the 5th and 4th century BC'
• Paul McDonnell-Staff, 'Musical instruments of war'
  
• Duncan Campbell, 'The Roman Cult of the standards'
• Raffaele D'Amato, 'Late Roman standards'

Features

• Sheda Vasseghi, 'The battle of Cunaxa'
• Ross Cowan, 'Late Roman tactics'
• Murray Dahm, 'Solving the secrets of ancient military signalling'

Ancient Warfare IV-1

Theme: A multitude of peoples: Before Rome ruled Italy

• Paul McDonnell-Staff, 'Introduction to the theme.'
• Michael J. Taylor, 'The Lapis Satricanus'
• Corrado Re, 'Hero to Hoplite. Villanovan and Etruscan warriors.'
  
• Christian Koepfer, 'Samnite warriors. Southern Italian warriors 500-300BC'
• Fred Ray, 'Sparta's Italiote descendants. Barbarian wars of the Tarentines'
• Ross Cowan, 'Victory by divine intervention. The battle of Bovianum'
• Alberto Perez, 'Agile status symbols. Chariots in Italy'

Features

• Stephan Berry, 'Evidence of trauma. Bioarchaeolgy and the ancient battlefield'
• Duncan Campbell, 'The debate: Did Rome have a Grand Strategy.'
  

Ancient Warfare IV-2

Theme: Blockade and assault: Ancient siege warfare

• Ross Cowan, 'Introduction to the theme'
• Sean Hussmann, 'Siege warfare in Thucydides'
• Konstantine Nossov, 'Punic fortifications'
• Richard Evers, 'Spartan siege warfare'
• Duncan B. Campbell, 'The Siege of Masada'
• Paul McDonnell-Staff, 'Logistics and siege warfare'

Features

• Stephan Berry, 'Bioarchaeology and the ancient battlefield part 2'
• Murray Dahm, 'The debate: Clash of the phalanx'

Ancient Warfare IV-3

Theme: Belisarius and the Byzantine empire

• Sidney E. Dean, 'Introduction to the theme'
• Duncan B. Campbell, 'Procopius on Belisarius'
• Christopher Lillington-Martin, 'Nisibis, Procopius and the Strategikon'
• Ian Hughes, 'Belisarius' luck'
• Raffaele D'Amato, 'Belisarius' defence of Rome'
• Paul Elliott, 'Death from above - the throwing dart'
• Ross Cowan, 'Single combat in the age of Belisarius'

Features

• David Balfour, 'The Theban Sacred Band'
• Paul Bardunias, 'The debate: the Greek Linothorax'

Ancient Warfare IV-4

Theme: Darkness descends - The end of the Bronze Age empires

• Mark Schwartz, 'Introduction to the theme'
• Bridget McDermott, 'The Harris Papyrus'
• Josho Brouwers, 'Mycenean warfare'
• Duncan Campbell, 'Homes for Heroes - Mycenaean citadels'
• Paul McDonnell-Staff, 'Bronze age battle axes'
• Raffaele D'Amato and Andrea Salimbeti, 'The battle of the Delta'
• Ross Cowan, 'Bringer of dark death - the bronze sword in the Iliad'
• Stephan Berry, 'Cutting edge technology - elucidating early mettalurgy'

Features

• John Diamond, 'Unorthodox tactics in Thucydides'
• Jasper Oorthuys, 'The debate: fleets of the Roman empire'

Ancient Warfare IV-5

Theme: Warfare and religion

• P.Lindsay Powell, 'Introduction to the theme'
• Paul Elliott, 'The Mithraeum as source'
• Owen Rees, 'Spartan inaction during the Persian wars'
• Corrado Re, 'Devotio and morale'
• Jona Lendering, 'Alexander the invincible god'
• Mark Woolmer, 'Darius campaigns against the Elamites and Scythians'
• Alberto Pérez, 'Head hunters!'
• Chris Lillely, 'Epona and the revival of the Equites Singulares'
• Sidney Dean, 'Clovis' conversion at Tolbiac'
• Paul McDonnell-Staff, 'With Chi-Rho on their shields'

Features

• Duncan B. Campbell, 'The debate: Fate of the IXth legion'

Ancient Warfare IV-6

Theme: Royal stalemate. Hellenistic kingdoms at war

• Bob Bennett and Mike Roberts, 'Introduction to the theme'
• Michael J. Taylor, 'The Amphipolis regulations'
• Ruben Post, 'Hellenistic Military Costume'
• Christopher Webber, 'The Thracian mercenary'
• Michael Park, 'The Raphia Campaign'
• Paul McDonnell-Staff, 'The Antigonid Macedonian Army '
• Mateusz Lobacz, 'Military forces in Hellenistic Bactria'

Features

• Ross Cowan, 'Sticks and stones: simple and improvised arms and armour'
• Duncan Campbell, 'The debate: Women in Roman forts'

Ancient Warfare V-1

Theme: The 'new man' who saved Rome. Gaius Marius at War

• Alberto Pérez, 'Introduction to the theme'
• Michael J. Taylor, 'Inscription vs biographies'
• Christopher Matthew, 'The Mulis Marianis'
• Jean-Luc Féraud, 'The Mulis Marianis reenacted'
• Sean Hußmann, 'Noble rivalry and the career of Gaius Marius'
• P. Lindsay Powell, 'The battle of Vercellae'
• Duncan B. Campbell, 'Siegecraft of Marius'
• Paul McDonnell-Staff, 'Debunking Marius' pilum'