The Society of Ancient Military Historians

05/04/2026

New book review available on our website!

Hyland, John O. and Khodadad Rezakhani, eds. Brill’s Companion to War in the Ancient Iranian Empires. Brill’s Companions to Classical Studies: Warfare in the Ancient Mediterranean World 9. Leiden: Brill, 2024. ISBN: 978-90-04-70821-1.

Reviewed by Sean Manning.

03/30/2026

https://bbc.com/news/articles/clyx5nkdkxlo?fbclid=IwY2xjawQ3LuFleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBzcnRjBmFwcF9pZBAyMjIwMzkxNzg4MjAwODkyAAEe-oO410frAbf8IYKOsyqW8hnTPv0O8HbUFRW9Co2O8lXdfgu-Pm3MvNFcpN8_aem_-Fa5qV6WFhJZWG1dOTN5jg

The shield is one of six to feature in an exhibition on Bronze Age Scotland this summer.

02/19/2026

https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/antiquity/article/recycling-and-repair-on-the-roman-frontier-a-hoard-of-mail-armour-from-bonn/2C901AE3F014C020B338E7D9EAA6CA20?fbclid=IwVERTSAQD8v5leHRuA2FlbQIxMABzcnRjBmFwcF9pZAwzNTA2ODU1MzE3MjgAAR5L6iELekceWUNrmmrBYHGw74SkoQSQa5ZdEN5vGNf6mUavY_hoUdg_jtMzLA_aem_uqp0e832zv3pnSX7xViZOw

Recycling and repair on the Roman frontier: a hoard of mail armour from Bonn - Volume 98 Issue 402

12/31/2025

HAPPY NEW YEAR!

12/26/2025

Hot off the press! Res Militares 24.1

Happy Holidays and Happy Reading!

08/18/2025

Dear all, please make sure to visit our official website as we keep updating it with new book reviews and CFPs! Cheers!

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05/25/2025

Dear all, please make sure to visit our official website (https://www.ancientmilitaryhistorians.org/) where you can find brand new book reviews and CFPs. Thanks!

05/19/2025

https://the-past.com/news/mass-grave-of-roman-soldiers-found-in-vienna-linked-to-catastrophic-event/?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAR7VJjJ4JwX7QRs47DO7HGPbpXHnQ9mxhUMkyz3JG1Wkmu6i4-QEb8PCsCabVA_aem_2JGrh3HBttObwZIeaWtIzg

An ‘unprecedented’ mass grave of Roman soldiers has been uncovered in Vienna. The find was made last autumn by construction workers who were renovating a fo ...

05/11/2025

Another book review available at our website!

In order to facilitate the timely dissemination of our colleagues' work, pre-publication copies of Book Reviews are also presented here. Res Militares 24.1 Johstono on Sänger and Scheuble-Reiter,...

04/09/2025

A brand new review available at our website:

In order to facilitate the timely dissemination of our colleagues' work, pre-publication copies of Book Reviews are also presented here. Res Militares 24.1 Sneed on Chidwick, February 2025 ...