Issue II.1(Feb/Mar 2008)

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