Xibalba

Hannibal’s Mistake? Hannibal In Livy’s series of books about the Second Punic War (218-201 B.C.E.) there is a scene in which after...

The Battle of Teutoburg Wald A Brief Update Note on a TV Program and a Brief Look at two books about it Battle at Kalkriese / Teu...

Guns in the Narrow Sea The Armada’s Fire Power and the English Navy’s Battle During the Armada Campaign One of the most perple...

The Battle of The Little Bighorn A Note  Battle of the Little Bighorn The battle of The Little Bighorn as produced an industry...

Imperial Overstretch  Movie Poster for The Eagle SPOILERS AHEAD! YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED!! Recently I saw the film The Eagle...

Medieval Logistics: An Overview Italian Knight c. 1400 C.E. Logistically Medieval armies of the 12th and 13th century tended t...

The Decisive Battle that Never Happened One of the traditions of western historiography is the tradition of the decisive battle. Supposedly ...

The Degree of Themistocles and Military Probability Degree of Themistocles One of the most significant events in history was the successful...

A Note on Numbers and Military Probabilities in Ancient Sources. A common problem with trying to sort out the history of the Greco-Roman era...