Europa Barbarorum Bibliography

[tomySVK]

@Jurand of Cracow: Great find - looks like very interesting title thanks for sharing.


@ Sarkiss: Thanks for the review. Personally, I haven't bought this book yet. It seems to me that it is not possible to properly capture all the Hellenistic armies in such a short book. After your preview I will delete it from my wishlist


Few things for Hellenistic fans:


Beyond Alexandria: Literature and Empire in the Seleucid World by Marijn S. Visscher. It looks like a very interesting book:

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Article for Ptolemaic fans:
https://www.academia.edu/4662183/Rec..._in_Alexandria

[Genava]

Interesting videos about swords in use by the Romans (ENG sub included):
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...nomyIGrwggTAzJ

[Jurand of Cracow]

An article on the slings in the Ancient Iran.

[Kilo11]

I've read the first page, and it looks like an interesting article! Thanks for sharing it Jurand!

[tomySVK]

Few articles I read these days:

Reassessing the Proficiency of Celtic Military Forces c. 100 BC-100 AD by Dewi Bevan:

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https://www.academia.edu/27052244/Re..._100_BC_100_AD

The Parthians' Unique Mode of Warfare: A Tradition of Parthian Militarism and the Battle of Carrhae by Nikolaus L Overtoom:

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https://www.academia.edu/37356616/Th...abasis_8_2017_

The struggle for the seleucid succession, 94-92 BC : a new tetradrachm of Antiochus XI and Philip I of Antioch by Arthur Houghton:

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http://arthurhoughton.com/sites/defa..._Secession.pdf

[Genava]

There is a public event about reenactment and archaeology movies with a public poll. The event is from France:
https://www.rencontres-archeologie.c...s-100-en-ligne

One of those movies is about the Gauls during the Gallic Wars and is available with English subtitles:
https://vimeo.com/453766031

This is made by a well-known reenactment group, Les Ambiani.

[tomySVK]

I foud this book called The Hellenistic Gulf: Greek Naval Presence in South Mesopotamia and the Gulf (324-64 B.C.) by Andreas P Parpas:

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Has anyone read it? Is it good book?

[Paerisades]

Guys, does anyone is interested to read something about the Bosporan Kingdom?
I can put here some stuff.

[tomySVK]

Guys, does anyone is interested to read something about the Bosporan Kingdom?
I can put here some stuff.

Sure, I have only The army of the Bosporan Kingdom by Mariusz Mielczarek. Recently I have been interested in the client kingdoms of Rome and their armed forces

[Perroelo]

Guys, does anyone is interested to read something about the Bosporan Kingdom?
I can put here some stuff.

Yes please! I'd love that. I only have the army of the Bosporan Kingdom, too.

[Sarkiss]

something you were all dying to read about, the famous machimoi

[tomySVK]

something you were all dying to read about, the famous machimoi

Another article on machimoi:
https://www.academia.edu/6370297/Let...maic_fragment_

[Sarkiss]

a book on Ptolemaic military by one of EB historians, paullus: https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/The-...rdback/p/17980
here is an introductory article: https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/blog...paul-johstono/
available on Amazon as well.

[Kilo11]

Thanks for the suggestion Sarkiss! It is always so cool to see just how solid the EB team is on these matters!