Thursday, May 30, 2019

Ancient Warfare Vol XII Issue 6

THE latest issue of Ancient Warfare is themed on barbarian crossings of the Rhine, and the consequences of such crossings for the Roman empire.
Cross barbarians
I guess anyone interested in ancient history will know a basic outline of the Germanic invasions - part of what German historians call the Völkerwanderung.
But I had not heard of "Charietto the Headhunter," a celebrated early vigilante who apparently rose to become some sort of general in the Roman army.
Another very interesting article was part two of Gary Bruggeman's look at battle maps of the 216BC Battle of Cannae - part of his well-argued thesis that most maps of ancient battles show armies drawn up much deeper and narrower than was really the case.
All in all, I found this an especially good edition of Ancient Warfare.

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