By Emma Bridges, Edith Hall, and P. J. Rhodes Abstract: This introductory chapter begins with a brief discussion of the purpose of the book, which is to throw the maximum possible fresh light on both the consistency of…
By Diana Pickworth Abstract: In this article, Pickworth summarises the findings of the 1989-1990 University of California excavations around the defensive Halzi Gate at Nineveh, capital of the Assyrian Empire and once…
by Katherine Reinberger Abstract: Reinberger details recent archaeological findings found using dental analysis indicating that the first Battle of Himera (5th century BCE) involved combatants from a far wider area…
By Maria Liston Abstract: Few battle cemeteries have been excavated and those that have been were, for the most part, dug before skeletal biology was a part of Mediterranean archaeology. In the Athenian Agora…
Translated by Johanna Hanink Abstract: An accessible modern translation of essential speeches from Thucydides’s History that takes readers to the heart of his profound insights on diplomacy, foreign policy, and war Why…
By Silvannen Gerrard Abstract: The history of Seleucid elephant warfare is fascinating and it was a great pleasure to be joined by Dr Silvannen Gerrard to talk through this topic. Silvannen explained how these…
By Sonya Nevin Abstract: The ancient Greeks attributed great importance to the sacred during war and campaigning, as demonstrated from their earliest texts. Among the first four lines of the Iliad, for example, is a…