Author: webmaster@soa.org.uk
-
Battle Day 2023 – 2nd Mantinea 362 BC
Meanwhile Epaminondas led forward his army prow on, like a trireme, believing that if he could strike and cut through anywhere, he would destroy the entire army of his adversaries. For he was preparing to make the contest with the strongest part of his force, and the weakest part he had stationed far back, knowing
//
-
2022 Conference Update
Here is an update on the Society Conference that will take place over the weekend 29th-30th October. There is still plenty of room to attend, so please hurry and sign up via the website or contact me directly. For those attendees planning to arrive on Friday evening, there will be a pre-Conference dinner followed by after-dinner
//
-
2022 Conference
The Society’s Annual Conference will take place at the Cambridge University Continuing Education Centre at Madingley Hall (two miles northeast of Cambridge and one mile off the M11) from the evening of Friday 28th October to teatime on Sunday 30th October. The Venue is an Elizabethan Manor House with modern facilities, set in landscaped gardens.
//
-
Battle Day 2022 – Adrianople 378 AD
The eighteenth annual Society of Ancients Battle DaySunday 20th March 2021Shaw House, Church Road, Newbury RG14 2DR
//
-
2021 Conference Report
The annual Conference is where the Society of Ancients gets together for a weekend to exchange ideas on wargaming in the ancients and medieval periods. And to enjoy playing some good and varied wargames! As in previous years, things kicked off on the Friday evening with a boardgame session that went on until midnight when
//
-
Battle Day 2021 – Bosworth 1485 AD
While the battle thus raged between the front lines in both sectors, Richard learnt, first from spies, that Henry was some way off with a few armed men as his retinue, and then, as the latter drew nearer, recognised him more certainly from his standards. Inflamed with anger, he spurred his horse, and road against
//
-
2019 Conference
When was it: 2nd – 3rd November 2019 Where was it: Chesford Grange Hotel, Kenilworth The annual Conference is where the Society of Ancients gets together for a weekend to exchange ideas on wargaming in the ancients and medieval periods. And to enjoy playing some good and varied wargames! The weekend contains a mixture of presentations
//
-
Battle Day 2019 – Telamon 225 BC
The Celts at first were ignorant of the arrival of Atilius and imagined from what they saw, that Aemilius’ cavalry had got round their flank in the night and were engaged in occupying the position. They therefore at once sent on their own cavalry and some of their light-armed troops to dispute the possession of
//
-
2018 Conference
When: 24-25 November 2018 Where: Chesford Grange Hotel Kenilworth Cost: £189 for two days, including Saturday night accommodation and dinner The Society of Ancients Conference 2018 will take place over the weekend 24th and 25th November, at the same venue as the 2016 and 2017 Conferences, the Chesford Grange Hotel, Kenilworth, Warwickshire. The cost for
//
-
Battle Day 2018 – Paraetacene 317 BC
Battle Day 2018 will be Paraetacene 317 BC, the large Successor battle between the armies of Eumenes of Cardia and Antigonus One-Eye. So…pike, heavy cavalry, light cavalry, elephants in a big battle on an open plain – what’s not to like here! Members are invited to come and run games, or to just turn up and
//
