Colin J Campbell

Vercingetorix united Gallic resistance against the Roman conquest and brought Julius Caesar close to a defeat that might have changed history.

A secretive cult religion seemingly from the Persian East, Mithraism swept the Roman world from the late first century CE onward.

The Romans conducted warfare as a military science. This can be seen in the weapons of the Roman legionary.

The ancient Greeks came to rely on mercenary manpower during their fractious history of conflict. Let’s look at some famous mercenaries of Ancient Greece.

Ancient Greece saw many instances of siege warfare in its long and fractious history. Let’s have a look at 5 of the greatest ancient Greek sieges.

The Pax Romana, the “Roman Peace” represented a period of remarkable prosperity. But what was it all about, and what conditions created this golden age of stability?

Mark Antony was a pivotal figure in the late Roman Republic, but who was he? A brilliant leader of men, was he a misunderstood hero, or a terrible villain?

Did ancient democratic Athens employ a ‘barbarian’ police force of Scythian slaves? It’s a question that has long fascinated historians.