Antiquity

When we think of the Roman army, especially the Roman legions, then we usually think of a highly successful fighting force that turned a small city at the banks of…

When we think of Roman warfare then we usually think of a Roman legion operating in a checkerboard pattern. But that was only introduced during the Second Samnite war (326-304…

Whenever Roman battles are portrayed in movies they usually have one thing in common. The mortality rate of the soldiers is ridiculously high so that the battle ends with most…

Hoplites, heavily armored militia-men fighting in a phalanx formation dominated warfare during the archaic and classical Greek area. But Hoplites were not only used in the Greek sphere of influence…