The Twelve Tribes of Israel struggled to gain and maintain their nation on the strategic Palestinian land bridge.

Theme: Warfare in ancient Israel and the Levant.

• Jasper Oorthuys, 'Historical introduction - Warfare in ancient Israel'.
• Mark Schwartz, 'The Moabite Stone and military history - Devoted to destruction'.
• Hans Edelmaier, 'The first reported night attack - Gideon's raid on En-dor'.
• Sidney E. Dean, 'The Battle of Qarqar, 853 BC - Coalition warfare'.
• Gareth Williams, 'Judean fortifications from Rehoboam - The stone frontier'.
• Haggai Olshanetsky, 'Israelites in the army of Assyria - In the name of Gods and Kings'.
• Jasper Oorthuys, 'The Lachish reliefs - an overview'.

Features:

• Duncan B. Campbell, 'An unnoticed Roman military diploma - A Praetorian in New York'.
• Michael Livingston and Myke Cole, 'The key to unlocking the past - All-source analysis'.
• Duncan B. Campbell, 'Who were the antesignani? - Those in front of the standards'.
• Tacticus, 'The art of tactics - taktikè technè, part IV - The myth of the othismos'.
• Graham Sumner, 'A Roman optio from Chester - Waiting in the wings'.