''Ancient Warfare'' is a glossy Dutch bi-monthly

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magazine.

History and profile

''Ancient Warfare'' was started in 2007. It is published in

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by the

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publishing company Karwansaray. The magazine was founded by Jasper Oorthuys, who now serves as managing director and editor-in-chief. Most of the magazine's feature articles focus on a central theme per issue. These include articles on a specific

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, campaign or more abstract phenomenon such as

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s. 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 an

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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,

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, Stephen English, Adrian Murdoch, Joseph Pietrykowski,

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, and Mike Roberts. The magazine also includes news and letters from readers, as well as reviews of relevant books, games, models, and

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s. The illustrations include original artwork, maps and photographs of artifacts. Online free features of the magazine include the editor's

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and a

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which is published to coincide with the magazine themes. Other spin-offs were specials on the

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and the nature of the Roman '' centuria''. Since 2012, the yearly special is published in the form of a hardcover book. The first was ''Edge of Empire'' (2012), a reworked English translation of an originally Dutch book by

and Arjan Bosman on the Roman occupation of the Low Countries. The second was ''Henchmen 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 as .

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