About this episode

The episode discusses the military equipment and soldiers of Greece during the late Archaic period.

Bronze helmets, greaves, armour, and bronze-faced shields make for an impressive army, but who fought in all that kit, next to whom, and how? In the latest episode of the Ancient Warfare Magazine Podcast, the team discusses issue 106 of the magazine, Greece in the late Archaic period . Join us on Patreon patreon.com/ancientwarfarepodcast

Topics covered

• Bronze helmets
• Ancient warfare
• Greek history
• Archaic period
• Military equipment

Keywords

• Bronze
• helmets
• greaves
• armour
• shields
• Greece
• Archaic period
• warriors

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Ancient Warfare Magazine

Places: Greece

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