Tempted by lowered defences, riches on the Roman side of the Rhine, or just pushed forward by peoples further east, Germanic tribes started to raid and then come across western Europe's great river in large numbers from the third century onward.
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AWA224 - Battlefield Trophies
AWA223 - What was salvaged from a battlefield?
AW222 - The volatile life of King Phillip II
AWA221 - How did armies get potable water on campaign?
AWA220 - What is a useful analogy for talking about ancient warfare?
AWA219 - Respect for the enemy
AWA218 - What do the columns tell us about the wars depicted?
AWA217 - Why did generals write back to the senate about what they had done?
AW216 - Who is your favourite military author/ancient source?
AWA215 - During the imperial period, did consuls lead armies in war as they had in the Republic?
AWA214 - What can you tell us about the Battle of Crimisus in 340BC?
AWA213 - What kind of armies, weapons, and tactics were used by Carthage and Syracuse in the fifth and fourth centuries BC?
AW212 - The Saxon Shore
AWA211 - Who is your favourite ancient military author?
AWA210 - The Roman version of Marathon
AWA209 - What do we know of the armies at the end of Roman Britain?
AWA208 - How can we imagine ancient cavalry charges?
AW207 - Hadrian's Wall
AWA206 - What do we know of Philippian/Alexandrian weapons production?
AWA205 - How would a Roman campaign against king Maroboduus of the Marcomanni have gone?
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