Ancient Warfare is a glossy Dutch bi-monthlymilitary history magazine.
Ancient Warfare was started in 2007.[2] It is published inRotterdam by theDutch publishing company Karwansaray.[3] The magazine was founded byJasper Oorthuys, who now serves as managing director and editor-in-chief.[3]
Most of the magazine's feature articles focus on a central theme per issue.[4] These include articles on a specificgeneral, campaign or more abstract phenomenon such assieges. Each issue usually starts off with a historical introduction to the theme. The introduction is usually followed by an article that delves into relevant sources for the theme, such as a historical narrative or anarchaeological source. The theme is then fleshed out by articles on warriors, battles and generals that fit that issue's theme. Among the authors are well-known specialists like Bob Bennett,Duncan B. Campbell,Ross Cowan,Lukas de Blois,Stephen English,Adrian Murdoch, Joseph Pietrykowski,Jona Lendering, and Mike Roberts.
The magazine also includes news and letters from readers, as well as reviews of relevant books, games, models, andmuseums. The illustrations include original artwork, maps and photographs of artifacts. Online free features of the magazine include the editor'sblog and apodcast which is published to coincide with the magazine themes.
Other spin-offs were specials on theBattle of the Teutoburg Forest and the nature of the Romancenturia. Since 2012, the yearly special is published in the form of a hardcover book. The first wasEdge of Empire (2012), a reworked English translation of an originally Dutch book byJona Lendering and Arjan Bosman on the Roman occupation of the Low Countries. The second wasHenchmen of Ares: Warriors and Warfare in Early Greece (2013) written by then-editor Josho Brouwers and based on his PhD dissertation on Early Greek warfare.
The magazine is registered asISSN 1874-7019.
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