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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AWA184 - Was the Grass Crown really that rare?
AWA183 - Did the Silver Shields lose effectiveness as they grew old?
AW182 - Warfare in the Age of Homer
How did Hannibal supply his troops in the Alps and Italy?
AW180 - Bar Kokhba
AWA179 - What were the different types of ships used by the Romans navy?
AWA178 - Were there units recruited from a specific area in the Hellenistic period?
AW177 - The Batavian Revolt
AWA176 - How were Roman marines equipped, how did they fight?
AWA175 - Could Alexander have convinced his men to head further into India?
AWA174 - Did Ancient Armies wargame in any fashion we would recognize?
AWA173 - What is one battle where sources agree but you don't?
AWA172 - Why didn't the Persians react faster to the invasion of 336 BC?
AW171 - The Bronze Lie: Shattering the Myth of Spartan Warrior Supremacy
AWA170 - Who were the Thureophoroi and how did they fight?
AWA169 - How did Hannibal feed his elephants in the Alps?
AWA168 - How did the Romans turn angry defeated warriors into compliant slaves?
AW167 - Special Operations in antiquity
AWA166 - How effective was psychological warfare in the ancient world?
AWA165 - Which was the fastest army in the ancient world traveling over land?
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