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Collections: Pre-Modern Armies for Worldbuilders, Part IIa: Mobilization without Administration \"\" : acoup.blog

","summary":"This is the second part (I, IIa) of our honestly-who-knows-how-many part series laying out some general guidelines for how pre-modern armies are recruited, raised, equipped and paid. While I hope this will be of great interest to the history nerds out there, I’ve opted to structure this specifically...","url":"https://acoup.blog/2026/06/12/collections-pre-modern-armies-for-worldbuilders-part-iia-mobilization-without-administration/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=collections-pre-modern-armies-for-worldbuilders-part-iia-mobilization-without-administration","date_published":"2026-06-12T21:01:59+00:00","author":{"name":"A Collection of Unmitigated Pedantry","url":"http://acoup.blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.talqix.cloud/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fs0.wp.com%2F_si%2F%3Ft%3DeyJpbWciOiJodHRwczpcL1wvaTAud3AuY29tXC9hY291cC5ibG9nXC93cC1jb250ZW50XC91cGxvYWRzXC8yMDE5XC8wNVwvY3JvcHBlZC1hbHRhci1vZi1kb21pdGl1cy1haGVub2JhcmItMS0xLmpwZz9maXQ9NTEyJTJDNTEyJnNzbD0xIiwidHh0IjoiQSBDb2xsZWN0aW9uIG9mIFVubWl0aWdhdGVkIFBlZGFudHJ5IiwidGVtcGxhdGUiOiJlZGdlIiwiZm9udCI6IiIsImJsb2dfaWQiOjE2MTc3Mzk2Mn0.AlkSiaw-AKowUgKeymjICyepNYp8FxFCcRVT-qAHpakMQ","_microblog":{"username":"acoup.blog"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-06-12 21:01","date_timestamp":1781298119,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"91633233","content_html":"

Collections: Pre-Modern Armies for Worldbuilders, Part I: Why They Fight \"\"\"\" : acoup.blog

","summary":"This week I want to try something a little different. Rather than taking apart a particular fantasy military system, I thought I might try to lay out a more general sense of how military systems tend to map on to societies, both because such general historical frameworks are handy for thinking about...","url":"https://acoup.blog/2026/06/05/collections-pre-modern-armies-for-worldbuilders-part-i-why-they-fight/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=collections-pre-modern-armies-for-worldbuilders-part-i-why-they-fight","date_published":"2026-06-06T03:33:46+00:00","author":{"name":"A Collection of Unmitigated Pedantry","url":"http://acoup.blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.talqix.cloud/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fs0.wp.com%2F_si%2F%3Ft%3DeyJpbWciOiJodHRwczpcL1wvaTAud3AuY29tXC9hY291cC5ibG9nXC93cC1jb250ZW50XC91cGxvYWRzXC8yMDE5XC8wNVwvY3JvcHBlZC1hbHRhci1vZi1kb21pdGl1cy1haGVub2JhcmItMS0xLmpwZz9maXQ9NTEyJTJDNTEyJnNzbD0xIiwidHh0IjoiQSBDb2xsZWN0aW9uIG9mIFVubWl0aWdhdGVkIFBlZGFudHJ5IiwidGVtcGxhdGUiOiJlZGdlIiwiZm9udCI6IiIsImJsb2dfaWQiOjE2MTc3Mzk2Mn0.AlkSiaw-AKowUgKeymjICyepNYp8FxFCcRVT-qAHpakMQ","_microblog":{"username":"acoup.blog"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-06-06 03:33","date_timestamp":1780716826,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"91162586","content_html":"

Gap Week: May 29, 2026: acoup.blog

","summary":"Hey folks! I had a few other projects that I really needed to get finished this week, which left me with limited time to put a blog post together. My plan for next week is something for the worldbuilders out there, a sort of ‘guide’ to different kinds of army structures, drawing on a number … Contin...","url":"https://acoup.blog/2026/05/29/gap-week-may-29-2026/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=gap-week-may-29-2026","date_published":"2026-05-29T16:27:11+00:00","author":{"name":"A Collection of Unmitigated Pedantry","url":"http://acoup.blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.talqix.cloud/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fs0.wp.com%2F_si%2F%3Ft%3DeyJpbWciOiJodHRwczpcL1wvaTAud3AuY29tXC9hY291cC5ibG9nXC93cC1jb250ZW50XC91cGxvYWRzXC8yMDE5XC8wNVwvY3JvcHBlZC1hbHRhci1vZi1kb21pdGl1cy1haGVub2JhcmItMS0xLmpwZz9maXQ9NTEyJTJDNTEyJnNzbD0xIiwidHh0IjoiQSBDb2xsZWN0aW9uIG9mIFVubWl0aWdhdGVkIFBlZGFudHJ5IiwidGVtcGxhdGUiOiJlZGdlIiwiZm9udCI6IiIsImJsb2dfaWQiOjE2MTc3Mzk2Mn0.AlkSiaw-AKowUgKeymjICyepNYp8FxFCcRVT-qAHpakMQ","_microblog":{"username":"acoup.blog"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-05-29 16:27","date_timestamp":1780072031,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"90744023","content_html":"

Collections: Raising Carthaginian Armies, Part V: How a Carthaginian Army Fights \"\" : acoup.blog

","summary":"This is the fifth and last part of our series (I, II, III, IV, V) looking at how Carthaginian armies were raised and constituted. Over the last four parts, we’ve looked at the larger components of Carthaginian armies: the relatively small role of Carthaginian citizens, the more prominent role of Nor...","url":"https://acoup.blog/2026/05/22/collections-raising-carthaginian-armies-part-v-how-a-carthaginian-army-fights/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=collections-raising-carthaginian-armies-part-v-how-a-carthaginian-army-fights","date_published":"2026-05-22T22:28:29+00:00","author":{"name":"A Collection of Unmitigated Pedantry","url":"http://acoup.blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.talqix.cloud/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fs0.wp.com%2F_si%2F%3Ft%3DeyJpbWciOiJodHRwczpcL1wvaTAud3AuY29tXC9hY291cC5ibG9nXC93cC1jb250ZW50XC91cGxvYWRzXC8yMDE5XC8wNVwvY3JvcHBlZC1hbHRhci1vZi1kb21pdGl1cy1haGVub2JhcmItMS0xLmpwZz9maXQ9NTEyJTJDNTEyJnNzbD0xIiwidHh0IjoiQSBDb2xsZWN0aW9uIG9mIFVubWl0aWdhdGVkIFBlZGFudHJ5IiwidGVtcGxhdGUiOiJlZGdlIiwiZm9udCI6IiIsImJsb2dfaWQiOjE2MTc3Mzk2Mn0.AlkSiaw-AKowUgKeymjICyepNYp8FxFCcRVT-qAHpakMQ","_microblog":{"username":"acoup.blog"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-05-22 22:28","date_timestamp":1779488909,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"90272956","content_html":"

Fireside Friday, May 15, 2026 \"\"\"\" : acoup.blog

","summary":"Hey folks, fireside this week! Next week we’ll cap off our look at the Carthaginian army by covering some of the ‘odds and ends’ components (slingers, elephants), before looking at how that mixture of troop-types was employed in battle during the third century. For this week’s musing, I figured I wo...","url":"https://acoup.blog/2026/05/15/fireside-friday-may-15-2026/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=fireside-friday-may-15-2026","date_published":"2026-05-16T03:31:18+00:00","author":{"name":"A Collection of Unmitigated Pedantry","url":"http://acoup.blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.talqix.cloud/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fs0.wp.com%2F_si%2F%3Ft%3DeyJpbWciOiJodHRwczpcL1wvaTAud3AuY29tXC9hY291cC5ibG9nXC93cC1jb250ZW50XC91cGxvYWRzXC8yMDE5XC8wNVwvY3JvcHBlZC1hbHRhci1vZi1kb21pdGl1cy1haGVub2JhcmItMS0xLmpwZz9maXQ9NTEyJTJDNTEyJnNzbD0xIiwidHh0IjoiQSBDb2xsZWN0aW9uIG9mIFVubWl0aWdhdGVkIFBlZGFudHJ5IiwidGVtcGxhdGUiOiJlZGdlIiwiZm9udCI6IiIsImJsb2dfaWQiOjE2MTc3Mzk2Mn0.AlkSiaw-AKowUgKeymjICyepNYp8FxFCcRVT-qAHpakMQ","_microblog":{"username":"acoup.blog"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-05-16 03:31","date_timestamp":1778902278,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"90013724","content_html":"

Collections: Raising Carthaginian Armies, Part IV: Allies and Mercenaries \"\" : acoup.blog

","summary":"This is the fourth part of our series (I, II, III) looking at how Carthage’s complex, multi-ethnic armies were raised and structured. Last week, we looked at Carthage’s unusual system for raising vassal forces: long-serving Carthaginian generals could inhabit positions within the personalist, non-st...","url":"https://acoup.blog/2026/05/08/collections-raising-carthaginian-armies-part-iv-allies-and-mercenaries/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=collections-raising-carthaginian-armies-part-iv-allies-and-mercenaries","date_published":"2026-05-08T23:11:15+00:00","author":{"name":"A Collection of Unmitigated Pedantry","url":"http://acoup.blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.talqix.cloud/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fs0.wp.com%2F_si%2F%3Ft%3DeyJpbWciOiJodHRwczpcL1wvaTAud3AuY29tXC9hY291cC5ibG9nXC93cC1jb250ZW50XC91cGxvYWRzXC8yMDE5XC8wNVwvY3JvcHBlZC1hbHRhci1vZi1kb21pdGl1cy1haGVub2JhcmItMS0xLmpwZz9maXQ9NTEyJTJDNTEyJnNzbD0xIiwidHh0IjoiQSBDb2xsZWN0aW9uIG9mIFVubWl0aWdhdGVkIFBlZGFudHJ5IiwidGVtcGxhdGUiOiJlZGdlIiwiZm9udCI6IiIsImJsb2dfaWQiOjE2MTc3Mzk2Mn0.AlkSiaw-AKowUgKeymjICyepNYp8FxFCcRVT-qAHpakMQ","_microblog":{"username":"acoup.blog"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-05-08 23:11","date_timestamp":1778281875,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"89393611","content_html":"

Collections: Raising Carthaginian Armies, Part III: Generals, Warlords and Vassals: acoup.blog

","summary":"This is the third part (I, II) of our series looking at how Carthage’s complex, multipart armies were raised and constituted. Last time, we looked at the backbone of Carthage’s armies: North African troops levied out of Carthage’s subject communities in North Africa. These fellows seem to have been ...","url":"https://acoup.blog/2026/05/01/collections-raising-carthaginian-armies-part-iii-generals-warlords-and-vassals/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=collections-raising-carthaginian-armies-part-iii-generals-warlords-and-vassals","date_published":"2026-05-01T15:33:03+00:00","author":{"name":"A Collection of Unmitigated Pedantry","url":"http://acoup.blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.talqix.cloud/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fs0.wp.com%2F_si%2F%3Ft%3DeyJpbWciOiJodHRwczpcL1wvaTAud3AuY29tXC9hY291cC5ibG9nXC93cC1jb250ZW50XC91cGxvYWRzXC8yMDE5XC8wNVwvY3JvcHBlZC1hbHRhci1vZi1kb21pdGl1cy1haGVub2JhcmItMS0xLmpwZz9maXQ9NTEyJTJDNTEyJnNzbD0xIiwidHh0IjoiQSBDb2xsZWN0aW9uIG9mIFVubWl0aWdhdGVkIFBlZGFudHJ5IiwidGVtcGxhdGUiOiJlZGdlIiwiZm9udCI6IiIsImJsb2dfaWQiOjE2MTc3Mzk2Mn0.AlkSiaw-AKowUgKeymjICyepNYp8FxFCcRVT-qAHpakMQ","_microblog":{"username":"acoup.blog"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-05-01 15:33","date_timestamp":1777649583,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"89022559","content_html":"

Collections: Raising Carthaginian Armies, Part II: The African Backbone \"\" : acoup.blog

","summary":"This is the second part (I) of our series looking at the structure of the Carthaginian army. As we discussed last time, while Carthage has an unfair reputation for being an ‘un-military’ society, its military system was one of the highest performing in the ancient Mediterranean, able to produce vast...","url":"https://acoup.blog/2026/04/24/collections-raising-carthaginian-armies-part-ii-the-african-backbone/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=collections-raising-carthaginian-armies-part-ii-the-african-backbone","date_published":"2026-04-25T01:06:17+00:00","author":{"name":"A Collection of Unmitigated Pedantry","url":"http://acoup.blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.talqix.cloud/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fs0.wp.com%2F_si%2F%3Ft%3DeyJpbWciOiJodHRwczpcL1wvaTAud3AuY29tXC9hY291cC5ibG9nXC93cC1jb250ZW50XC91cGxvYWRzXC8yMDE5XC8wNVwvY3JvcHBlZC1hbHRhci1vZi1kb21pdGl1cy1haGVub2JhcmItMS0xLmpwZz9maXQ9NTEyJTJDNTEyJnNzbD0xIiwidHh0IjoiQSBDb2xsZWN0aW9uIG9mIFVubWl0aWdhdGVkIFBlZGFudHJ5IiwidGVtcGxhdGUiOiJlZGdlIiwiZm9udCI6IiIsImJsb2dfaWQiOjE2MTc3Mzk2Mn0.AlkSiaw-AKowUgKeymjICyepNYp8FxFCcRVT-qAHpakMQ","_microblog":{"username":"acoup.blog"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-04-25 01:06","date_timestamp":1777079177,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"88468393","content_html":"

Fireside Friday, April 17, 2026 \"\" : acoup.blog

","summary":"Hey folks! Fireside this week; next week we’ll be back to seperating out the components of Carthaginian armies, looking at the real backbone of those armies, which are Carthage’s North African subjects. But for this week’s musing, I wanted to talk a bit about how different historians approach our cr...","url":"https://acoup.blog/2026/04/17/fireside-friday-april-17-2026/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=fireside-friday-april-17-2026","date_published":"2026-04-17T17:37:13+00:00","author":{"name":"A Collection of Unmitigated Pedantry","url":"http://acoup.blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.talqix.cloud/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fs0.wp.com%2F_si%2F%3Ft%3DeyJpbWciOiJodHRwczpcL1wvaTAud3AuY29tXC9hY291cC5ibG9nXC93cC1jb250ZW50XC91cGxvYWRzXC8yMDE5XC8wNVwvY3JvcHBlZC1hbHRhci1vZi1kb21pdGl1cy1haGVub2JhcmItMS0xLmpwZz9maXQ9NTEyJTJDNTEyJnNzbD0xIiwidHh0IjoiQSBDb2xsZWN0aW9uIG9mIFVubWl0aWdhdGVkIFBlZGFudHJ5IiwidGVtcGxhdGUiOiJlZGdlIiwiZm9udCI6IiIsImJsb2dfaWQiOjE2MTc3Mzk2Mn0.AlkSiaw-AKowUgKeymjICyepNYp8FxFCcRVT-qAHpakMQ","_microblog":{"username":"acoup.blog"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-04-17 17:37","date_timestamp":1776447433,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"88025851","content_html":"

Collections: Raising Carthaginian Armies, Part I: Finding Carthaginians \"\" : acoup.blog

","summary":"This is the first part of a series looking at the structure of the Carthaginian army. Although Carthage has an (unfair!) reputation for being a country of “peaceful merchants who tended to avoid wars,” Carthage was, I will argue, without question the second greatest military power the Mediterranean ...","url":"https://acoup.blog/2026/04/10/collections-raising-carthaginian-armies-part-i-finding-carthaginians/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=collections-raising-carthaginian-armies-part-i-finding-carthaginians","date_published":"2026-04-10T23:14:43+00:00","author":{"name":"A Collection of Unmitigated Pedantry","url":"http://acoup.blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.talqix.cloud/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fs0.wp.com%2F_si%2F%3Ft%3DeyJpbWciOiJodHRwczpcL1wvaTAud3AuY29tXC9hY291cC5ibG9nXC93cC1jb250ZW50XC91cGxvYWRzXC8yMDE5XC8wNVwvY3JvcHBlZC1hbHRhci1vZi1kb21pdGl1cy1haGVub2JhcmItMS0xLmpwZz9maXQ9NTEyJTJDNTEyJnNzbD0xIiwidHh0IjoiQSBDb2xsZWN0aW9uIG9mIFVubWl0aWdhdGVkIFBlZGFudHJ5IiwidGVtcGxhdGUiOiJlZGdlIiwiZm9udCI6IiIsImJsb2dfaWQiOjE2MTc3Mzk2Mn0.AlkSiaw-AKowUgKeymjICyepNYp8FxFCcRVT-qAHpakMQ","_microblog":{"username":"acoup.blog"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-04-10 23:14","date_timestamp":1775862883,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"87565962","content_html":"

Collections: Reconstructing the Roman Pectoral \"\" : acoup.blog

","summary":"This week we’re going to look a specific piece of early Roman military equipment, the humble bronze pectoral, which it turns out is surprisingly tricky for us to confidently reconstruct, in part because the period of its use that most interests us (the run from c. 264 to c. 146 where Rome is winning...","url":"https://acoup.blog/2026/04/03/collections-reconstructing-the-roman-pectoral/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=collections-reconstructing-the-roman-pectoral","date_published":"2026-04-03T21:08:01+00:00","author":{"name":"A Collection of Unmitigated Pedantry","url":"http://acoup.blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.talqix.cloud/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fs0.wp.com%2F_si%2F%3Ft%3DeyJpbWciOiJodHRwczpcL1wvaTAud3AuY29tXC9hY291cC5ibG9nXC93cC1jb250ZW50XC91cGxvYWRzXC8yMDE5XC8wNVwvY3JvcHBlZC1hbHRhci1vZi1kb21pdGl1cy1haGVub2JhcmItMS0xLmpwZz9maXQ9NTEyJTJDNTEyJnNzbD0xIiwidHh0IjoiQSBDb2xsZWN0aW9uIG9mIFVubWl0aWdhdGVkIFBlZGFudHJ5IiwidGVtcGxhdGUiOiJlZGdlIiwiZm9udCI6IiIsImJsb2dfaWQiOjE2MTc3Mzk2Mn0.AlkSiaw-AKowUgKeymjICyepNYp8FxFCcRVT-qAHpakMQ","_microblog":{"username":"acoup.blog"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-04-03 21:08","date_timestamp":1775250481,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"87102482","content_html":"

Gap Week, March 27, 2026 (Society for Military History Annual Meeting): acoup.blog

","summary":"Hey folks! Another gap week because, as mentioned last week, I am at the annual meeting for the Society for Military History happening in Arlington. That said, we actually did have a major post this week, my 7,500 word primal cry concerning the current war in Iran. I know that won’t be for everyone ...","url":"https://acoup.blog/2026/03/27/gap-week-march-27-2026-society-for-military-history-annual-meeting/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=gap-week-march-27-2026-society-for-military-history-annual-meeting","date_published":"2026-03-27T18:26:56+00:00","author":{"name":"A Collection of Unmitigated Pedantry","url":"http://acoup.blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.talqix.cloud/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fs0.wp.com%2F_si%2F%3Ft%3DeyJpbWciOiJodHRwczpcL1wvaTAud3AuY29tXC9hY291cC5ibG9nXC93cC1jb250ZW50XC91cGxvYWRzXC8yMDE5XC8wNVwvY3JvcHBlZC1hbHRhci1vZi1kb21pdGl1cy1haGVub2JhcmItMS0xLmpwZz9maXQ9NTEyJTJDNTEyJnNzbD0xIiwidHh0IjoiQSBDb2xsZWN0aW9uIG9mIFVubWl0aWdhdGVkIFBlZGFudHJ5IiwidGVtcGxhdGUiOiJlZGdlIiwiZm9udCI6IiIsImJsb2dfaWQiOjE2MTc3Mzk2Mn0.AlkSiaw-AKowUgKeymjICyepNYp8FxFCcRVT-qAHpakMQ","_microblog":{"username":"acoup.blog"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-03-27 18:26","date_timestamp":1774636016,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"86909165","content_html":"

Miscellanea: The War in Iran: acoup.blog

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Gap Week: March 20, 2026: acoup.blog

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Collections: Warfare in Dune, Part II: The Fremen Jihad: acoup.blog

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Fireside Friday, March 6, 2026 \"\"\"\" : acoup.blog

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Collections: Warfare in Dune, Part I: Fighting Faufreluches: acoup.blog

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Collections: Ancient Mediterranean Mercenaries! \"\" : acoup.blog

","summary":"","url":"https://acoup.blog/2026/02/20/collections-ancient-mediterranean-mercenaries/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=collections-ancient-mediterranean-mercenaries","date_published":"2026-02-21T00:18:49+00:00","author":{"name":"A Collection of Unmitigated Pedantry","url":"http://acoup.blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.talqix.cloud/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fs0.wp.com%2F_si%2F%3Ft%3DeyJpbWciOiJodHRwczpcL1wvaTAud3AuY29tXC9hY291cC5ibG9nXC93cC1jb250ZW50XC91cGxvYWRzXC8yMDE5XC8wNVwvY3JvcHBlZC1hbHRhci1vZi1kb21pdGl1cy1haGVub2JhcmItMS0xLmpwZz9maXQ9NTEyJTJDNTEyJnNzbD0xIiwidHh0IjoiQSBDb2xsZWN0aW9uIG9mIFVubWl0aWdhdGVkIFBlZGFudHJ5IiwidGVtcGxhdGUiOiJlZGdlIiwiZm9udCI6IiIsImJsb2dfaWQiOjE2MTc3Mzk2Mn0.AlkSiaw-AKowUgKeymjICyepNYp8FxFCcRVT-qAHpakMQ","_microblog":{"username":"acoup.blog"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-02-21 00:18","date_timestamp":1771633129,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"84231973","content_html":"

Collections: Against the State – A Primer on Terrorism, Insurgency and Protest: acoup.blog

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Fireside Friday, February 6, 2026 (On Ancient Migrations) \"\"\"\" : acoup.blog

","summary":"","url":"https://acoup.blog/2026/02/06/fireside-friday-february-6-2026-on-ancient-migrations/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=fireside-friday-february-6-2026-on-ancient-migrations","date_published":"2026-02-06T19:13:51+00:00","author":{"name":"A Collection of Unmitigated Pedantry","url":"http://acoup.blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.talqix.cloud/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fs0.wp.com%2F_si%2F%3Ft%3DeyJpbWciOiJodHRwczpcL1wvaTAud3AuY29tXC9hY291cC5ibG9nXC93cC1jb250ZW50XC91cGxvYWRzXC8yMDE5XC8wNVwvY3JvcHBlZC1hbHRhci1vZi1kb21pdGl1cy1haGVub2JhcmItMS0xLmpwZz9maXQ9NTEyJTJDNTEyJnNzbD0xIiwidHh0IjoiQSBDb2xsZWN0aW9uIG9mIFVubWl0aWdhdGVkIFBlZGFudHJ5IiwidGVtcGxhdGUiOiJlZGdlIiwiZm9udCI6IiIsImJsb2dfaWQiOjE2MTc3Mzk2Mn0.AlkSiaw-AKowUgKeymjICyepNYp8FxFCcRVT-qAHpakMQ","_microblog":{"username":"acoup.blog"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-02-06 19:13","date_timestamp":1770405231,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"83258976","content_html":"

Collections: The Late Bronze Age Collapse, A Very Brief Introduction \"\" : acoup.blog

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Fireside Friday, January 23, 2025 (On the Cowardice of the Statue PfPs) \"\"\"\" : acoup.blog

","summary":"","url":"https://acoup.blog/2026/01/23/fireside-friday-january-23-2025-on-the-cowardice-of-the-statue-pfps/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=fireside-friday-january-23-2025-on-the-cowardice-of-the-statue-pfps","date_published":"2026-01-23T23:49:57+00:00","author":{"name":"A Collection of Unmitigated Pedantry","url":"http://acoup.blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.talqix.cloud/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fs0.wp.com%2F_si%2F%3Ft%3DeyJpbWciOiJodHRwczpcL1wvaTAud3AuY29tXC9hY291cC5ibG9nXC93cC1jb250ZW50XC91cGxvYWRzXC8yMDE5XC8wNVwvY3JvcHBlZC1hbHRhci1vZi1kb21pdGl1cy1haGVub2JhcmItMS0xLmpwZz9maXQ9NTEyJTJDNTEyJnNzbD0xIiwidHh0IjoiQSBDb2xsZWN0aW9uIG9mIFVubWl0aWdhdGVkIFBlZGFudHJ5IiwidGVtcGxhdGUiOiJlZGdlIiwiZm9udCI6IiIsImJsb2dfaWQiOjE2MTc3Mzk2Mn0.AlkSiaw-AKowUgKeymjICyepNYp8FxFCcRVT-qAHpakMQ","_microblog":{"username":"acoup.blog"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-01-23 23:49","date_timestamp":1769212197,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"82238545","content_html":"

Collections: Hoplite Wars, Part IVb: Training Hoplites? \"\" : acoup.blog

","summary":"","url":"https://acoup.blog/2026/01/16/collections-hoplite-wars-part-ivb-training-hoplites/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=collections-hoplite-wars-part-ivb-training-hoplites","date_published":"2026-01-17T01:35:59+00:00","author":{"name":"A Collection of Unmitigated Pedantry","url":"http://acoup.blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.talqix.cloud/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fs0.wp.com%2F_si%2F%3Ft%3DeyJpbWciOiJodHRwczpcL1wvaTAud3AuY29tXC9hY291cC5ibG9nXC93cC1jb250ZW50XC91cGxvYWRzXC8yMDE5XC8wNVwvY3JvcHBlZC1hbHRhci1vZi1kb21pdGl1cy1haGVub2JhcmItMS0xLmpwZz9maXQ9NTEyJTJDNTEyJnNzbD0xIiwidHh0IjoiQSBDb2xsZWN0aW9uIG9mIFVubWl0aWdhdGVkIFBlZGFudHJ5IiwidGVtcGxhdGUiOiJlZGdlIiwiZm9udCI6IiIsImJsb2dfaWQiOjE2MTc3Mzk2Mn0.AlkSiaw-AKowUgKeymjICyepNYp8FxFCcRVT-qAHpakMQ","_microblog":{"username":"acoup.blog"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-01-17 01:35","date_timestamp":1768613759,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"81724157","content_html":"

Collections: Hoplite Wars: Part IVa, The Status of Hoplites \"\" : acoup.blog

","summary":"","url":"https://acoup.blog/2026/01/09/collections-hoplite-wars-part-iva-the-status-of-hoplites/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=collections-hoplite-wars-part-iva-the-status-of-hoplites","date_published":"2026-01-09T21:31:11+00:00","author":{"name":"A Collection of Unmitigated Pedantry","url":"http://acoup.blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.talqix.cloud/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fs0.wp.com%2F_si%2F%3Ft%3DeyJpbWciOiJodHRwczpcL1wvaTAud3AuY29tXC9hY291cC5ibG9nXC93cC1jb250ZW50XC91cGxvYWRzXC8yMDE5XC8wNVwvY3JvcHBlZC1hbHRhci1vZi1kb21pdGl1cy1haGVub2JhcmItMS0xLmpwZz9maXQ9NTEyJTJDNTEyJnNzbD0xIiwidHh0IjoiQSBDb2xsZWN0aW9uIG9mIFVubWl0aWdhdGVkIFBlZGFudHJ5IiwidGVtcGxhdGUiOiJlZGdlIiwiZm9udCI6IiIsImJsb2dfaWQiOjE2MTc3Mzk2Mn0.AlkSiaw-AKowUgKeymjICyepNYp8FxFCcRVT-qAHpakMQ","_microblog":{"username":"acoup.blog"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-01-09 21:31","date_timestamp":1767994271,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"81246830","content_html":"

New Acquisitions: Tolkien and Éowyn Between Two Wars (PPP Moot Keynote): acoup.blog

","summary":"","url":"https://acoup.blog/2026/01/03/new-acquisitions-tolkien-and-eowyn-between-two-wars-ppp-moot-keynote/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=new-acquisitions-tolkien-and-eowyn-between-two-wars-ppp-moot-keynote","date_published":"2026-01-03T05:25:14+00:00","author":{"name":"A Collection of Unmitigated Pedantry","url":"http://acoup.blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.talqix.cloud/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fs0.wp.com%2F_si%2F%3Ft%3DeyJpbWciOiJodHRwczpcL1wvaTAud3AuY29tXC9hY291cC5ibG9nXC93cC1jb250ZW50XC91cGxvYWRzXC8yMDE5XC8wNVwvY3JvcHBlZC1hbHRhci1vZi1kb21pdGl1cy1haGVub2JhcmItMS0xLmpwZz9maXQ9NTEyJTJDNTEyJnNzbD0xIiwidHh0IjoiQSBDb2xsZWN0aW9uIG9mIFVubWl0aWdhdGVkIFBlZGFudHJ5IiwidGVtcGxhdGUiOiJlZGdlIiwiZm9udCI6IiIsImJsb2dfaWQiOjE2MTc3Mzk2Mn0.AlkSiaw-AKowUgKeymjICyepNYp8FxFCcRVT-qAHpakMQ","_microblog":{"username":"acoup.blog"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-01-03 05:25","date_timestamp":1767417914,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}}]}