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#81
Shows & Events / Re: SOA wins best participatio...
Last post by Chuck the Grey - Apr 12, 2026, 08:50 PMCongratulations to all and thanks for all your hard work.
#82
Weapons and Tactics / Early Medieval siege tactics
Last post by Erpingham - Apr 12, 2026, 02:01 PMAnother interesting short piece by David Bachrach, this time based on one of his father's papers which looked at the Burghal Hidage and what it meant for siege warfare.
It has some interesting calculations on the effect of Anglo-Saxon archery. For all the claims of statistical rigour and experimental data, these are a bit speculative IMO, but still worth a look. Personally, my speculation is that the casualty rate is too high.
The original paper is linked at the bottom of the article and has more detail. It can be viewed for free on Jstor.
It has some interesting calculations on the effect of Anglo-Saxon archery. For all the claims of statistical rigour and experimental data, these are a bit speculative IMO, but still worth a look. Personally, my speculation is that the casualty rate is too high.
The original paper is linked at the bottom of the article and has more detail. It can be viewed for free on Jstor.
#83
Shows & Events / Re: Attack! Devizes '26 18/1...
Last post by Imperial Dave - Apr 12, 2026, 08:27 AM
#84
Shows & Events / Re: Attack! Devizes '26 18/1...
Last post by Nick Harbud - Apr 12, 2026, 07:45 AMWell, that would obviously be very pleasant. However, the show does include the local micro brewery with a keg or two of his wares.
#85
Shows & Events / Re: SOA wins best participatio...
Last post by RichT - Apr 11, 2026, 09:18 PMCongratulations! Who are the team? What was the game? Can we hear more about it (in Slingshot, as first comment says?)
#86
Ancient and Medieval History / Re: Early Iron Age Bactrian ci...
Last post by Jim Webster - Apr 11, 2026, 07:59 PMInteresting to get any insight into that area.
Just out of interest ancient Rome had a population of 0.073 per square meter in 100 AD (according to google AI) and Athens 0.025 per square meter. (5th century)
So 10,000 square meters gives a population of between 250 and 730. This does rather redefine the term city
I think one would assume that there would be a larger rural population living outside the walls. Indeed given the disease risks due to cramped conditions and lack of plumbing, we'd probably see the traditional situation where the urban population was kept up by migration into the city from outside.
David's comments on the Cities and Towns thread came to mind with this article
Just out of interest ancient Rome had a population of 0.073 per square meter in 100 AD (according to google AI) and Athens 0.025 per square meter. (5th century)
So 10,000 square meters gives a population of between 250 and 730. This does rather redefine the term city
I think one would assume that there would be a larger rural population living outside the walls. Indeed given the disease risks due to cramped conditions and lack of plumbing, we'd probably see the traditional situation where the urban population was kept up by migration into the city from outside.
David's comments on the Cities and Towns thread came to mind with this article
#87
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Last post by Ian61 - Apr 11, 2026, 07:45 PMIndeed liked and commented on Facebook.
#88
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Last post by Duncan Head - Apr 11, 2026, 07:26 PMCongratulations.
#89
Ancient and Medieval History / Early Iron Age Bactrian city s...
Last post by Duncan Head - Apr 11, 2026, 07:24 PM #90
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Last post by Jim Webster - Apr 11, 2026, 06:57 PMCongratulations to all