AWA412 - Were Cretan archers better than other archers?
About this episode
The episode explores the effectiveness of Cretan archers compared to other archers in historical and wargaming contexts.
Following on from Murray discussion of Athenian Archers in AWA 397, Tim asks "It would be interesting to hear of the effectiveness of the archers. In wargaming, Cretan archers are usually considered as better than other archers, similar to Belearic slingers. Was this actually true or just a wargaming tradition?" Murray investigates Join us on Patreon patreon.com/ancientwarfarepodcast
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