This page lists all of the articles that have been published on this website in reverse chronological order, so with the newest material listed first.
Refuge behind the city’s walls
Military effectiveness of ancient Greek fortifications
Fortifications such as walls and gates seem to have had an obvious defensive purpose. But how effective were they in keeping the enemy at bay?
Ancient Greek walls, politics, and power
Anthony Snodgrass associated changes in Greek fortifications over the course of the Archaic period with the rise of the polis, i.e. the “city-state”. Does that idea have merit?
Fear and fortifications
Walls in Early Greece
Inspired by his postdoctoral research, Josho wonders whether the ancient Greeks built walls around (part of) their settlements primarily out of fear of attack.