In addition to simply wanting to survive the battle, many ancient soldiers dreamed of becoming a legendary hero like Hercules or Achilles and having their name remembered in song. Tales of the exploits of mythical warriors, passed down through generations, inspired them to attempt heroic deeds of their own.  

Theme: Classical heroes: The warrior in history and legend

• Rolof van Hövell, 'Introduction to the theme'
• Josho Brouwers, 'Homer'
• Michael Taylor, 'Heroic combat'
• Arnold Blumberg, 'Philip, Alexander and the Homeric Ethos'
• Sidney Dean, 'Divine battle frenzy'
• Raffale d'Amato and Andrea Salimbeti, 'Seven against Thebes'
• Christian Koepfer, 'The Shield of Achilles'
• Ross Cowan, 'Heroes of the Roman army'

Features

• Duncan B. Campbell, 'A camp in search of a campaign'
• Murray Dahm, 'Machines of War'