Listener Andy Shaw wonders why the sarissa 'seems to fall out of use between the two periods even though protecting infantry from cavalry remains a consistent problem across ancient and medieval warfare'?
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AWA248 - What if Alexander had turned west?
AWA247 - What do we know about the Skiritai?
AWA246 - Can AI help translate ancient manuscripts?
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?
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