Ancient and Medieval Military Scholars
A collection of scholars who focus on Ancient and Medieval warfare, the culture of war, economics of war, war and society, the archaeology of war, and more!
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@evanschultheis.bsky.social
@medmilmedicine.bsky.social
Medieval Military Medicine-from the Vikings to the High Middle Ages Available at Pen & Sword Books and Amazon www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/Medieval-Military-Medicine-Hardback/p/20583
@chakarchinggis.bsky.social
Docteur en histoire. Chercheur postdoctorant au CeRMI (UMR 8041). Étudie l'Empire mongol et les sociétés médiévales des steppes eurasiatiques. https://cnrs.academia.edu/SimonBerger
@antimonymedia.bsky.social
Translator of 3rd Crusade chronicle "De itinere navali" and Kogge ship historian - https://marines.academia.edu/DanaCushing | USMC Retired |NAFO 🇨🇦🇺🇦 (they/them)
@lindsaypowell.bsky.social
Historian. News editor at Ancient History and Ancient Warfare magazines. Author of 14 books, including MARCUS AGRIPPA and GERMANICUS. Appeared on BFBS, History, HistoryHit and The History Network. 🇺🇸🏴 Website: https://lindsay-powell.com
@ancientwarfare.bsky.social
Ancient Warfare is the print magazine on the military history of the ancient world, ca. 3000 BC to AD 500. Edited by Jasper Oorthuys and Murray Dahm.
@byzantineprof.bsky.social
Historian of the Romans (including the Byzantine Empire). Author of Belisarius & Antonina. Professor at Indiana University Northwest.
@christos-mak.bsky.social
@koriannon.bsky.social
Roman historian interested in military/women/literature in the Republic and also cats (always), post-apocalyptic scenarios (sometimes), and the intention behind the third comma in Amendment 10 of the US Constitution (this week).
@dominicmachado.bsky.social
Ancient historian. Associate professor at the College of the Holy Cross. "Voluntas Militum" (Zaragoza, 2023). he/him
@grantosjones.bsky.social
Medieval Historian interested in the relationships between the Church and worldly warfare c.1100-1250.
@helengittos.bsky.social
Associate Professor of Medieval History, University of Oxford; parent involved in the Independent Inquiry into Maternity Services at East Kent
@wienand.bsky.social
Professor of Ancient History, editor of 'Contested Monarchy' (OUP 2015) | triumphs & civil wars, imperial representation, coins, inscriptions, eHeritage 🇺🇦
@sandrasg.bsky.social
Late Medieval-Early Modern historian. Women in war and their experiences with/in the spanish armies in the 16th century. Postdoc University of Murcia.
@clogfather.bsky.social
Editor in chief at Karwansaray Publishers, editor of Ancient Warfare. Easily distracted by dogs and books. Here for wargaming and nonsense.
@justrena.bsky.social
Archaeologist. Research Fellow. Iron Age and early medieval material culture .Horses and sharp pointy things, mostly. "Ain't nothin' like me - except me" (Raccoon, 2014). Usually optimistic even if cynical. She/her/thon wan. Personal views only
@drnwillburger.bsky.social
Archaeologist | Permanent Representative of the Director, Archäologisches Landesmuseum Baden-Württemberg | Adjunct lecturer State Academy of Fine Arts Stuttgart | Private account, views are mine 🖖
@iainmacinnesuhi.bsky.social
Academic | Historian | Associate Dean | Scottish History | Medieval History | Military History | Medievalism | Comics Studies | Stoke City
@jmharland.bsky.social
Late Roman & Medieval History & Archaeology @dependencybonn.de Exploring what happens when empires die. Book available at http://t.ly/LfaV http://jmharland.hcommons.org
@adammbishop.bsky.social
Professional crusadesologist. Independent scholar. Author of https://www.routledge.com/Robert-of-Nantes-Patriarch-of-Jerusalem-1240-1254/Bishop/p/book/9781032267043. He/him. I can name 200 popes, but only 6 digits of pi.
@tlecaque.bsky.social
Scholar of religious violence and apocalypticism from the Crusades to contemporary America, living and teaching on occupied Baxoje, Meskwaki and Sauk land. Joyful swearbear. He/him.
@sdecasien.bsky.social
Nautical Archaeologist & Ancient Historian • Greek & Roman Maritime History & Archaeology • Naval Warfare, Warships, & Naval Rams • Postdoc Research Fellow at Dalian University of Technology (DUT), China • PhD from TAMU. http://stephendecasien.com
@perlineamvalli.bsky.social
Archaeologist Mike Bishop bluets(?!) 'that famous wall' as he walks, drives, cycles & flies Hadrian's Wall armed only with a bejewelled Creative Commons licence. Blog: perlineamvalli.wordpress.com Website: perlineamvalli.org.uk
@chrysoboullon.bsky.social
PhD. The logic and logistics of empire. Foreign affairs, information security, and digital spatial history. Byzantium, sometimes the Komnenoi. Banting Fellow @ University of Winnipeg. 🇨🇦
@sasanianshah.bsky.social
Historian, late antique Central & W. Asia, Sasanians, Byzantines, Rus’. BD fan, Globe Trotter, Kensington Communist, flâneur, in love w London, Tehran, Athens, & Vienna. Have laptop, will write.
@v-h-t.bsky.social
Historien. Si vous me dites que l'arc long à été décisif à Azincourt, je vous éjecte dans les limbes. https://u-bordeaux3.academia.edu/VincentHaure Medieval war in Eng. Gascony & medieval urban⚔️ policies
@hergrim.bsky.social
Delivery driver and r/AskHistorians mod. Dabbler in medieval history, fantasy nerd, Australian. He/Him 🏳️🌈
@gunpowderdan.bsky.social
Historian of late medieval military history. Specialising in English military technology, warfare, and castles. Also a fan of Warhammer, France, dogs, heavy metal and archery.
@nakhthor.bsky.social
Chinese-American anc historian, Columbia. Antiochos III & the Cities of W Asia Minor (1999), Statues & Cities (2013), Aršāma and his World (2020, co-ed), Polis: A New History (2024) https://columbia.academia.edu/JohnMa
@profpaulj.bsky.social
Ancient Military Historian at Air Command & Staff College; teaching leadership, ethics, strategy; @DukeU PhD; @FurmanU My opinions only
@roelkonijn.bsky.social
Ancient historian (Greece, Persia, war, history-writing). Darby Fellow in Ancient History at Lincoln College, Oxford. Moderator at r/AskHistorians. Ditch guy on YouTube.
@drmichaeljtaylor.bsky.social
Associate Professor, University at Albany SUNY Greek and Roman History PhD UC Berkeley
@equipmentroman.bsky.social
Sort-of-official BlueSky account for Roman Military Equipment (no longer just from the Punic Wars to the Fall of Rome) by M C Bishop & J C N Coulston Website: https://romanmilitaryequipment.co.uk
@drjeball.bsky.social
#Roman & conflict archaeologist; Freelance archaeological writer; Lecturer in Ancient History at Manchester Met University; Honorary Research Fellow & University Teacher at the University of Liverpool.
@drcrossbows.bsky.social
Medieval historian, crossbows and the Hundred Years War. Author of The Medieval Crossbow (2022) and Castillon (2025). Freelance writer/editor/proofreader, occasional game designer. Reviewer of books and games. Website: www.stuartellisgorman.com
@bretdevereaux.bsky.social
Ancient & military historian specializing in the Roman economy and military. PhD from UNC History. More impressive credential is that I have beaten both Dark Souls and Elden Ring. Blogs at acoup.blog
@evanschultheis.bsky.social
M.A. History, Winthrop University. B.S. Chemistry. Specializing in Late Roman and Byzantine Military Archaeology, Culture, and History. Author, "The Battle of the Catalaunian Fields, A.D. 451." Reenactor. Views are my own. #ActuallyAutistic