The Phil Barker Prize

Initiated in 2009 and awarded for the best historical article in the past year for a "500BC to 1BC" topic.

Year	Winner	Article	Slingshot
2018	Patrick Waterson	War Elephants	319
2017	Richard Andrews	Pontic army of Mithridates	310
2016	Richard Taylor	Othismos	306
2015	Julian Lorriman	Annihalation Battles and Army Sizes in Rome's Conquest of the Mediterranean	302
2014	Duncan Head	Alexander's Army at the Hydaspes	297
2013	Julian Lorriman	The Roman Republic against the Italian Gauls
2012	Julian Lorriman	After Hannibal	285
2011	Andrew Taylor	Battle Manoeuvres for Fast Triremes
2010	Patrick Waterson	Hannibal's Legions in Slingshot 269
2009	Patrick Waterson	Amazed Was I Ere I Saw Zama

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