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https://greekreporter.com/2024/05/28/samnites-italian-enemies-rome/

Short article on the Samnites mYbe of interest...

Didn't you know?

Tsk tsk

 

I did, though haven't had any direct response from Nigel yet.

Duncan did post this (paywalled) article, which might be useful, and Nigel said it should be on JSTOR next year.

Quote from: Imperial Dave on May 28, 2024, 09:01:44 AMhttps://www.archaeology.wiki/blog/2024/05/23/3500-year-old-mycenaean-armour-was-suitable-for-extended-battle/

Interesting stuff and right up my alley

So the Mycenaeans were from Wales as well were they now?

Some great photos of lovely games including some marvellous ones in our period - the A&A miniatures 3rd century Romans look magnificent (and I already have Palmyrans and Sassanids...)

Useful snippet on testing practical use of Dendra armour.

Quote from: Mick Hession on May 28, 2024, 10:58:38 AMIt might be worth posting this to the DBMMlist group Andrea's as Nigel Tallis is a member and should be able to confirm the current thinking

Good idea ... and please post any answer back here.

How about 'medieval infantry was useless against (easily defeated by) mounted knights'.

Quote from: Erpingham on May 28, 2024, 04:34:16 PMWhile on the subject of military myths, we will all recall the scene in Olivier's Henry V with the knight being lowered into his saddle with a crane.  I'm sure no-one here believes this but some may think that Olivier invented it for dramatic effect.  Not so.  There are a number of explanations for it around but the best I found so far is by Robert Woosnam-Savage here. Yet another Victorian contribution to medieval history.

Enough spikey bits on the horse armour in the illustration to satisfy even a 40K figure modeller 

While on the subject of military myths, we will all recall the scene in Olivier's Henry V with the knight being lowered into his saddle with a crane.  I'm sure no-one here believes this but some may think that Olivier invented it for dramatic effect.  Not so.  There are a number of explanations for it around but the best I found so far is by Robert Woosnam-Savage here. Yet another Victorian contribution to medieval history.