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From Thermopylae to Leuctra: The Evolution of the Spartan	1	27 Oct 2025 4:43 p.m. PST
“History is written by those who write things down.”	5	23 Oct 2025 11:15 p.m. PST
How is Battle Command Ancient and Medieval different?	4	20 Oct 2025 5:40 p.m. PST
Your wish list for 15mm Khurasan Historicals....	13	19 Oct 2025 1:39 a.m. PST
2,000-year-old Roman recipes brought back to life	13	18 Oct 2025 9:34 a.m. PST
LOD Trojan War figures.	1	17 Oct 2025 4:43 p.m. PST
Cesar et Cleopatre	5	17 Oct 2025 4:20 p.m. PST
To the Strongest! and Mortem (Renatio) et Gloriam	13	16 Oct 2025 9:51 a.m. PST
Heavy Foot in Built up Areas	11	15 Oct 2025 5:02 p.m. PST
Ancient Britons and their chariots	6	14 Oct 2025 3:14 p.m. PST
Ancient Roman Gravestone found in… New Orleans?!?!	8	14 Oct 2025 10:55 a.m. PST
Time to put an end to sabot bases?	19	13 Oct 2025 8:51 p.m. PST
Ancient Battles and Dominion of the Spear	1	13 Oct 2025 4:35 p.m. PST
The Rise of the Barbarian Kingdoms	1	08 Oct 2025 4:30 p.m. PST
Astonishing Discoveries About the Ancient World	3	05 Oct 2025 4:38 p.m. PST
The Sword in Gaul variant: unit question!	3	30 Sep 2025 2:17 p.m. PST
Was Flavius Aetius “Last of the Romans”?	6	30 Sep 2025 8:02 a.m. PST
Red Copper Miniatures	3	30 Sep 2025 7:19 a.m. PST
Military Service during the Principate	13	29 Sep 2025 11:00 a.m. PST
The Wargaming Possibilities of Rome’s Lost Ninth Legion	8	27 Sep 2025 10:10 p.m. PST
Why play Ancients?	34	27 Sep 2025 7:58 a.m. PST
Rod and Carol Langton shutting down	9	26 Sep 2025 5:00 p.m. PST
List of 15mm Ancient and Medieval Ranges at Dante's Wars	8	23 Sep 2025 11:36 a.m. PST
'extraordinary' helmet tied to legendary Roman battle	5	21 Sep 2025 9:52 p.m. PST
Roman soldier's sunhat?	7	04 Sep 2025 9:41 a.m. PST
The Wheels Came Off The Wagon! Repairing Chariots	8	03 Sep 2025 5:17 p.m. PST
Better markers for MIdgard	5	02 Sep 2025 10:04 p.m. PST
Should Roman Empire Have Its Own Board?	28	01 Sep 2025 9:48 p.m. PST
Oldest written reference to Moses revealed- predates Bible	21	24 Aug 2025 12:10 p.m. PST
Who killed Ramesses III? How science solved an ...	6	17 Aug 2025 11:59 p.m. PST
Comitatus 26 Play test	1	15 Aug 2025 9:28 a.m. PST
Roman feather colors	24	09 Aug 2025 2:46 a.m. PST
Re-release Foundry Sassanid Persians	2	07 Aug 2025 7:33 a.m. PST
Minifigs 'JonBee' Ancients	5	06 Aug 2025 4:01 a.m. PST
What on Earth is the Sacred Symbol of the Djed Pillar?	4	02 Aug 2025 9:37 p.m. PST
One-hour Skirmish Wargames: Papa's got a ...	3	29 Jul 2025 4:11 p.m. PST
Secret of Roman sauce?	4	23 Jul 2025 10:05 p.m. PST
Auxilia compatable with AB Miniatures Romans	3	21 Jul 2025 9:30 a.m. PST
Magna Acies di Stefano Izzo	2	21 Jul 2025 6:32 a.m. PST
Roman Legion - Maniples flank movement	1	20 Jul 2025 9:47 a.m. PST
Frontier Miniatures - A New Beginning	69	15 Jul 2025 7:52 p.m. PST
Rare Roman military finds	2	15 Jul 2025 12:26 p.m. PST
Roman Legion - Tubicen	5	14 Jul 2025 11:05 a.m. PST
Blood on the Sands free Quick-start rules	1	11 Jul 2025 3:19 p.m. PST
Republic Legion: Lesson 2 Cornicen	1	11 Jul 2025 11:07 a.m. PST
Ancient city rediscovered	3	10 Jul 2025 7:35 a.m. PST
Converting Clue Into A Wargame	35	09 Jul 2025 4:11 a.m. PST
Republic Legion: Lesson 1: Signifer	15	08 Jul 2025 8:22 a.m. PST
See the Face of a Bronze Age Woman Who Lived	22	06 Jul 2025 11:28 p.m. PST
La porte des Lions de Mycénes 1250 avant J-C	2	06 Jul 2025 5:15 p.m. PST
Mycenaean standard	5	24 Jun 2025 12:55 p.m. PST
Thrushes for everyone!	8	24 Jun 2025 3:49 a.m. PST
What If The Plague Of Justinian Never Happened?	1	22 Jun 2025 2:21 p.m. PST
Romans, Come Out to Play-yay Video	4	17 Jun 2025 2:56 a.m. PST
Konstantinian and Komnenan Byzantine Armies	15	16 Jun 2025 8:30 a.m. PST
Should Hannibal Gone Full Fabian at Zama?	65	13 Jun 2025 11:34 a.m. PST
Three Ages of Rome and The Battle of Piranthus	1	10 Jun 2025 12:10 p.m. PST
Macedonian uniformity?	19	06 Jun 2025 10:01 p.m. PST
Ancient purple -- why so rare or pricey?	15	06 Jun 2025 9:54 p.m. PST
This New 3D Recreation Of Ancient Rome Allows Users	4	05 Jun 2025 4:03 p.m. PST
Alan!	12	29 May 2025 1:02 a.m. PST
Roman street scenes in 54mm	11	26 May 2025 4:29 a.m. PST
If you were starting over, what scale?	36	25 May 2025 2:01 p.m. PST
Andalusian Heavy Cavalry	5	25 May 2025 7:00 a.m. PST
Favorite Roman Game? Chariot Racing!	9	24 May 2025 7:13 p.m. PST
Roman Naval Battles that Made Rome Master of the	1	24 May 2025 5:04 p.m. PST
Carronade Wargame Show, Falkirk, 2025- Part 1	6	20 May 2025 11:02 a.m. PST
Elite Tagmata yzantine Kavallarioi (New Unit!):	13	20 May 2025 10:59 a.m. PST
What is the "Right" size for a Hail Caesar Division?	9	20 May 2025 2:08 a.m. PST
Ancient Roman military fortifications found in Egypt	4	19 May 2025 1:16 p.m. PST
Byzantine Army: The Concise 10th -11th century AD	12	19 May 2025 5:54 a.m. PST
Roman Wooden Water Pipe Preserved	4	16 May 2025 5:46 a.m. PST
Cicero’s Greatest Speeches: How They Influenced	4	15 May 2025 4:00 p.m. PST
The Persians are Coming (to Cranfield..)!	1	13 May 2025 3:57 a.m. PST
More Blood on the Sands!	3	12 May 2025 4:00 p.m. PST
Why Archers Didn’t Volley Fire	23	12 May 2025 6:00 a.m. PST
Carronade Wargame Show, Falkirk, 2025- Part 2- Painting Comp	3	12 May 2025 5:59 a.m. PST
Onagers vs Kungas	2	10 May 2025 9:20 a.m. PST
First. Second and Third Punic Wars	9	05 May 2025 12:50 p.m. PST
The ancient psychedelics myth	4	04 May 2025 10:13 p.m. PST
Victrix Germanic Warriors	10	03 May 2025 1:35 p.m. PST
German slingers, a little journey	5	30 Apr 2025 10:53 a.m. PST
Battle of Angrivarii Boundary 16AD using When...	2	28 Apr 2025 5:43 p.m. PST
Old-School 25mm Ancients - WiP	8	26 Apr 2025 6:19 a.m. PST
Oi Navarcoi ancient fleet rules	10	24 Apr 2025 4:57 a.m. PST
Opinions needed on 1/900 and 1/1200 ships	9	23 Apr 2025 7:44 p.m. PST
Eureka Miniatures Warring States as early Han Chinese?	5	21 Apr 2025 8:00 a.m. PST
Future of Warlord Games Epic Miniatures Line - SYW!	10	20 Apr 2025 2:33 p.m. PST
Roman use of slingers at the battle of Cannae?	5	20 Apr 2025 12:37 p.m. PST
Topping Up Old Ancients - WiP	9	19 Apr 2025 2:09 a.m. PST
Why the unstoppable Mongol Empire halted their	8	17 Apr 2025 8:04 p.m. PST
Dacian silver stash discovered	6	16 Apr 2025 11:01 a.m. PST
Battle of the angrivarian wall	3	15 Apr 2025 4:03 p.m. PST
attaching skirmishers in HC	1	13 Apr 2025 5:38 p.m. PST
Dacian war episode	1	13 Apr 2025 4:35 p.m. PST
DBMM Players?	4	13 Apr 2025 5:20 a.m. PST
Is Ramses II the Pharaoh of Moses?	12	10 Apr 2025 4:57 p.m. PST
2,500-year-old dagger found on Polish beach	4	09 Apr 2025 6:33 p.m. PST
Roman grave found in Austria	8	08 Apr 2025 11:47 a.m. PST
Unresolved Questions about Ancient Rome	12	07 Apr 2025 10:29 p.m. PST