Tarentum in southern Italy may have been a Spartan colony, but when it was under pressure from first its Italic neighbours and then Rome itself, it preferred to call in some help from abroad.
In this episode the Ancient Warfare team discuss the latest episode of the magazine which covers Hellenistic mercenary armies in Southern Italy.
AWA246 - Can AI help translate ancient manuscripts?
AWA245 - Why did the sarissa fall out of use until the late medieval period?
AWA244 - Did the quality of Hellenistic cavalry decline?
AW243 - The Coming of the Hoplite
AWA242 - How were enemy casualty figures calculated?
AWA241 - Why did the sarissa fall out of use until the late medieval period?
AWA240 - Why did the Successor kingdom companion cavalry fair so poorly against the Romans?
AW239 - Imperium Romanum
AWA238 - What if the Roman Empire had not fallen?
AWA237 - Why was the Macedonian casualty rate so low?
AWA236 - Medieval pike vs ancient sariassa
AW235 - Piracy and Raids
AWA234 - Envelopment of the Legion
AWA233 - Military Admin
AWA286 - Low Casualty figures
AWA232 - The Language of the Roman Army
AWA230 - How did ancient siege mines work?
AWA231 - Did physical impairment disbar you from service?
AW229 - Ancient Warfare Consumes Media
AWA228 - Bridging Rivers
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