A site in Sicily provided a rare chance to fact-check stories told about two battles from more...
Warfare
Fire was the easiest way of harrying and destroying territories, and could be done easily and quickly...
In search of glory and riches, seven legions were led in an unprovoked attack on the Parthians....
As a result of the various crises that plagued the Western Roman Empire in the 3rd and...
These four legions were a vital part of the empire. Introduction The legions of Spain, Roman Africa, and Egypt did not...
Women as warriors—or certainly hunters and not simply gatherers—have a long history reaching back thousands of years...
Foederati were the tribes that were bound by a treaty to defend Rome but were neither Roman...
The purpose for and use of the military shifted between the Republican and Imperial periods. Introduction The military...
The attack came with no warning, as aircraft emblazoned with red disks bore down on the moored...
When Germany and Italy declared war on the United States days later, America found itself in a...
At its peak, Krak des Chevaliers housed a garrison of around 2,000, allowing the Hospitallers to exact...
Weakened by long wars with Sassanid Persia, the Byzantine Empire’s development of Greek Fire came at a...
The relative inexpensiveness of the infantryman, combined with a shortage of manpower, provided incentives for expanding their...
Examining major European twentieth-century narratives and interpretations that have seen it as an age of violence, terror,...
The Etruscan armies of part-time soldiers proved to be no match for the more professional and tactically...
The nature of the krypteia very much reflects the roots of its name. By Brandon D. Ross...
The armies could have involved over 100,000 men on either side who came from all over Europe....
To reach this elevated status became more and more challenging as the Middle Ages wore on. By...
Artillery machines were used to good effect throughout antiquity and the medieval era. By Mark CartwrightHistorian Introduction...
Viking warfare connected with the expansion of Scandinavian influence along the North Atlantic and into the Mediterranean....
A combined force of Germans annihilated a Roman army consisting of three legions. Introduction At the Battle of Teutoburg...
What were the causes of the Second World War? Pinpointing the causes of a vast, global event...
The entry of the United States into World War I changed the course of the war, and...
From Zeppelin airships to propaganda leaflet drops, exploring the significant role of aerial warfare in World War...
The absence of a glorification of war in China was largely due to Confucian philosophy and literature....
War animals have been with us for a very long time. There’s a good chance you’ve come...
Throughout history, individuals, states, or political factions have gained sovereignty over regions through the use of war....
The Napoleonic wars illustrate how warfare, seemingly the most conventional object of history, defies history’s most conventional...
There has been a true arms race, where every advance in body armor has required a more...
Siege tactics were a crucial part of medieval warfare. By Mark CartwrightHistorian Introduction Siege tactics were a...