
AWA414 - Did legionaries need to be 1.80 metres tall?
Jun 19, 2026 - 14:08
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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, metic...
AWA397 - Athenian Archers is an episode from Ancient Warfare Podcast by The History Network. Samuel asks about Athenian archers at the start of the Peloponnesian War. Thucydides lists significant numbers of them in 431 and it raises a serie...
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Published Feb 20, 2026, 11:32 long, audio available.