Combat on ancient battlefields could last for several hours, but did soldiers spend all that time in reach of the enemy?

Ancient world studies is being defunded for purely ideological reasons, but in the meantime scholars in BC, North Carolina, and England can geek out together. https://www.bookandsword.com/2025/12/21/continuous-combat-or-pulses-and-lulls/ #histodons #miliaryHistory
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