Mycenaean Warfare Archaeology

A blog on Experimental Archaeology & Historical Enquiries on the Aegean Bronze Age Warfare . My name is Spyros Bakas. I am an Archaeologist (M.Sc) from the University of Warsaw / Poland, specialised in Mycenaean body-armor and weapons.

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The issue of ancient Greek archery looms in mist, as it passed to history as a distrusted weapon, alien to the codes of honorable battle. Though, it had been kept in high respect. There was a full tactical and technical doctrine, as both literary and

Please folow our latest pubished Academic Study, by the Archaeological Journal of the University of Belgrade (”Archaeology and Shience” VOL 12 2016″, focusing on the tactics and equipment of the Ancient Greek Archery Warfare. 

By Spyros Bakas and Manousos Kambouris / Σπύρος Μπάκας , Μανούσος Καμπούρης 

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The Battle of Gaugamela (331 BC) is one of the most famous in History due to its impact, but alsodue to the imbalance of the antagonists and the tactical dispositions, choices and command style which determined the victor. In this study a number of

Our brand new academic study which has been published in the Archaeological Journal of the University of Belgrade (ARCHAEOLOGY AND SCIENCE,VOL 13, 2017) under the title "GAUGAMELA 331 B.C., The triumph of tactics", focusing on the tactics of the famous battle. By the exceptional Dr Manousos Kambouris and me. I hope you will enjoy it. :)

More here: https://www.academia.edu/36998039/GAUGAMELA_331_BC_The_triumph_of_tactics

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Archery had a dominant role in Bronze Age, especially in later period. The technological evolution from the self bows to the composites was a significant factor that affected the Warfare in several ways. Composite’s critical advantage was that they

A brand-new released Academic study published by the University of Catania / Italy for the Association KORYVANTES : " 𝗖𝗢𝗠𝗣𝗢𝗦𝗜𝗧𝗘 𝗕𝗢𝗪𝗦 𝗜𝗡 𝗠𝗜𝗡𝗢𝗔𝗡 𝗔𝗡𝗗 𝗠𝗬𝗖𝗘𝗡𝗔𝗘𝗔𝗡 𝗪𝗔𝗥𝗙𝗔𝗥𝗘 " by Spyros Bakas

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Late Bronze Age Mycenaean warrior in Archaological Museum of Lamia /Greece

Some interesting Late Bronze Age Mycenaean Armor gear in the Archaeological Museum of Lamia /Central Greece

Note the Short Gii type Sword which implies the Military traditions that occur in Greek Mainland this period ,suggesting light and flexible armors.