A general for his stepmother Hatshepsut from a young age, Thutmose III conducted dozens of campaigns into the ancient Near East and Nubia, leaving extensive records.

Theme: Thutmose III at war

• Murray Dahm, 'The military career of Thutmose III - A genius from the shadows'.
• Colleen Darnell, 'The texts that make a royal reputation - The literature of war'.
• Eric H. Cline, 'Thutmose III's battle at Megiddo - The first battle in history'.
• Emmet Sweeney, 'Military technology, from Thutmose III to Ramesses II - Chariots and cavalry'.

Features:

• Fred Eugence Ray, 'Hannibal's Italian campaign - Fabian faliacies'.
• Jo Ball, 'Vindolanda tablet 893 - A centurion's anger'.
• C. Jacob Butera, 'Re-examining the Battle of Amphipolis - Bridges, hills, and gates'.
• Murray Dahm, 'The "great" Ludovisi sarcophagus - Battling the barbarians'.
• Andriy Liashenko, 'The weapons of the warriors of Olbia - The protection of the happy city'.
• Mark McCaffery, 'Raining down on the enemy - The plumbata'.
• Duncan B Campbell, 'The Julio-Claudian's German bodyguard - Germani corpus custodes'.