Trojan War: The Podcast
EPISODE 10 “BEACHHEAD”
- Autor: Vários
- Narrador: Vários
- Editor: Podcast
- Duración: 1:22:05
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THE STORY: (53 minutes) Agamemnon’s 100,000-strong army finally makes it to the beaches of Troy, and readies itself for one day of glorious, decisive, "winner-take-all" battle against Hector’s Trojan army. But the Trojans appear to have other plans. And it soon becomes clear that the Greek troops will not be making it home for Christmas – at least not for any Christmas in this decade. THE COMMENTARY: WEAPONS, ARMOUR & BATTLEFIELD REALITIES c. 1250 B.C.E. (30 minutes; begins at 53:00) Some episodes ago I spent the post-story commentary shamelessly geeking out on Greek vs. Trojan warships and naval tactics. In this episode I turn my equally geeky attention to Bronze Age weapons, armour and military tactics. But rather than contrasting Greeks vs. Trojans, I instead contrast “warlord heroes” vs “cannon-fodder grunts”. First I discuss the “warlord heroes” as presented by Homer and his contemporaries: heroes like Achilles, Ajax, Hector, Odysseus and Agamemnon. I review the sort of armour that they wo