Patron of the podcast Ian asks 'which was the fastest army in the ancient world traveling over land? Herodotus mentions the Spartan relief force that raced to Marathon, travelling around 150kms in 3 days- is this a record?'.
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Breem, Wallace. Eagle in the Snow
Davis, Lindsay. The Falco Series
https://www.lindseydavis.co.uk/publications/
Duggan, Alfred.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alfred_Duggan
Cameron, Christian. The Tyrant Series
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christian_Cameron
Graves, Robert. I, Claudius
Graves, Robert. Claudius the God
Graves, Robert. Count Belisarius
Harris, Robert. The Cicero Trilogy: Imperium
Harris, Robert. The Cicero Trilogy: Lustrum
Harris, Robert. The Cicero Trilogy: Dictator
Haynes, Natalie. A Thousand Ships
Haynes, Natalie. The Children of Jocasta
https://nataliehaynes.com
Holland, Tom.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tom_Holland_(author)
Homer. The Illiad
Homer. The Odyssey
Keegan, John. The Face of Battle
McCullough, Colleen. The First Man in Rome
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colleen_McCullough
Miller, Madeline. The Song of Achilles
Moorhead, Sam. Stutard, David. The Romans who Shaped Britain
Pressfield, Steven. Tides of War
https://stevenpressfield.com
Renault, Mary. The Alexander Trilogy: Fire from Heaven
Renault, Mary. The Alexander Trilogy: The Persian Boy
Renault, Mary. The Alexander Trilogy: Funeral Games
Sidebottom, Harry.
https://www.harrysidebottom.co.uk
Sutcliff, Rosemary. Eagle of the Ninth
Vidal, Gore. Julian
Vidal, Gore. Creation
Yourcenar, Marguerite. Memoirs of Hadrian
Andrew sent us this question, 'I was wondering how the intertwining of heroic figures into people’s lineage, was viewed by the common people.' Murray gives us his opinion.
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Could Hannibal have won the second punic war? Jasper is busy putting the magazine together so Murray gives us his opinion.
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