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In Germanic society, the surest route to wealth, status and power was success in battle. #History #Warfare #AncientWarfare #GermanicCulture #GermanicTribes #GermanicWarfare #GermanicWarrior #HistoryFact https://whe.to/ci/2-2923-en/

The Germanic Warrior: Loyalty Unto Death

In Germanic society, the surest route to wealth, status and power was success in battle. Its most important institution was the comitatus or war band, the personal retinue of elite warriors that every...

World History Encyclopedia

Tom Elliott Apr 30

Rounding out the first afternoon panel at #MATW2026 is #ISAWNYU faculty member Antonis Kotsonas: "Inscribed Armor, Personhood, and the Materiality of Writing in Archaic Crete" https://dmratzan.github.io/2026-nyu-lmu-materialities/papers.html#kotsonas . He's using for a case study a corpus of armor pieces (both inscribed and uninscribed), that were illegally excavated and dispersed in the mid 20th century from Afrati in Crete.

#ancientHistory #archaeology #ancientWarfare #epigraphy

Abstracts

The online program for the 2026 New York University-Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich 2026 workshop on the Materialities of Ancient Texts, April 30-May 1, 2026.

NYU-LMU Materialities of Ancient Texts Workshop 2026

Tom Elliott Apr 30

Now at #MATW2026 Maria Khayutina (LMU) on "War and Writing in Pre-Imperial China: Inscribed Weapons in Archaeological Context": https://dmratzan.github.io/2026-nyu-lmu-materialities/papers.html#khayutina

#ancientChina #ancientHistory #archaeology #ancientWarfare #epigraphy

Abstracts

The online program for the 2026 New York University-Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich 2026 workshop on the Materialities of Ancient Texts, April 30-May 1, 2026.

NYU-LMU Materialities of Ancient Texts Workshop 2026

Ancient Origins Feb 12

For thousands of years, dogs were weaponized in war. From ancient Anatolian war dogs to armored Spanish mastiffs and WWII explosive dogs, creatures shaped battles—and history—in brutal, disturbing ways.
#DarkHistory #WarHistory #AncientWarfare #UntoldHistory
Read more: https://www.ancient-origins.net/articles/dogs-war-ancient-history-animals-warfare

Ancient Origins Jan 31

War elephants began as ancient workers, became battlefield beasts from India to Carthage, famously crossed the Alps with Hannibal, then faded with the arrival of gunpowder — but left a thunderous mark on history.
#WarElephants #AncientWarfare #HistoryFacts #EpicHistory#Storytelling #DidYouKnow #HistoryFacts #DocumentaryShort #WeirdHistory
Read more: https://www.ancient-origins.net/ancient-places-europe/peloponnesian-war-0012392

Ancient Origins Nov 25

For centuries, Himalayan “mad honey” caused hallucinations, poisoning soldiers, confusing Roman armies, and serving as ancient medicine. Derived from toxic flowers, even one spoon can trigger intense physical and mental reactions.
#MadHoney ☠️#HistoryMystery #AncientMedicine #DarkHistory #ToxicPlants⚠️ #WeirdHistory #HimalayanBees 🐝#AncientWarfare #Storytelling #DidYouKnow #HistoryFacts #DocumentaryShort #WeirdHistory

myth2myth Oct 21, 2025

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The Titans charge with calculated fury.
Palas believes he can crack divine order.
▶ See if chaos wins: https://youtu.be/BDhfeRVsHbg

#GreekMythology #myth2myth #TitansVsGods #EpicMyth #AncientWarfare

Ancient Origins Sep 10, 2025

Archaeologists in Sulawesi uncovered 7,000-year-old tiger shark teeth, modified into deadly weapons. Bound with resin and threads, they cut flesh and bone—used for ritual or combat, centuries before other known shark-tooth blades.
#SharkWeapons #Sulawesi #AncientWarfare #Archaeology #HiddenHistory #RitualWeapons #Prehistory#ArchaeologyFinds #AncientHistory #Storytelling #DidYouKnow #HistoryFacts #DocumentaryShort #WeirdHistory

Archaeology News

Apr 29, 2025

Thirty Years’ War camp unearthed in Germany reveals daily life and mysteries

Archaeologists in Bavaria have uncovered the remains of one of the largest known fortified military camps of the Thirty Years’ War, in Stein near Nuremberg, Germany...

More information: https://archaeologymag.com/2025/04/thirty-years-war-camp-unearthed-in-germany/

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