Patron of the podcast James poses this question for Murray, 'The number of Spartan soldiers declined from its high of 10,000 to less than 2,000 around its defeat by Thebes due, in part, to increasing economic concentration and the resulting decline in the number of soldiers able to pay their mess contributions. Did Spartan society recognise this decline as a problem, and were there efforts to reverse this trend? If there were, why did they fail?'
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AWA267 - Alexander Wept
AWA266 - Which account of the battle of the Milvian Bridge is the most convincing?
AW265 - Thutmose III at war
AWA264 - What do we know about ancient fire signalling?
AWA263 - How did Murray become such a generalist?
AWA262 - How did the ancients hire mercenaries?
AW261 - An Audience with Murray Dahm
AWA260 - Did the ancients use volley fire?
AWA259 - Ancient Assassins
AWA258 - Did Alexander introduce Pankration to India?
AW257 - What should the magazine explore?
AWA256 - Did any armies use field artillery against the Macedonian phalanx?
AWA255 - Did the Ancients use verbal insults on weapons?
AWA254 - How did Rome's Italian allies fight?
AW253 - The Late Roman East
AWA252 - Why Javelins?
AWA251 - Large-Scale Experimental Archaeology
AWA250 - The Last Documented Roman Legion
AW249 - The 19th-century foundations of Classical Greek warfare, with Roel Konijnendijk
AWA248 - What if Alexander had turned west?
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