AWA397 - Athenian Archers

Samuel asks about Athenian archers at the start of the Peloponnesian War. Thucydides lists significant numbers of them in 431 and it raises a series of questions. How were these archers equipped Were they citizens, metics or the famous Scythian archers Did they serve aboard triremes or mainly in garrisons Were they poorer citizens unable to afford hoplite equipment, or were they specialists and mercenaries. Murray looks at what we know from the sources and archaeology about Athenian archers. Join us on Patreon patreon.com/ancientwarfarepodcast

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AWA397 - Athenian Archers is an episode from Ancient Warfare Podcast by The History Network.

This episode is 11:32 long.

This episode was published on Feb 20, 2026.

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