Ancient Warfare

The Ultimate Weapons of the Ancients

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Today on Far Future Horizons we present another exciting installment of the History Channel’s acclaimed documentary series Ancient Impossible. We think of weapons of mass destruction as a modern concept, but the ancients also created formidable weapons of their own, some even more destructive than we can create today. Archimedes’ Steam Powered Cannon Centuries before … Read more

Ancient Tank Tech

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We think of the tank as a twentieth century armoured war machine that first saw deployment in the First World War. The first tank to engage in battle was designated D1, a British Mark I Male, during the Battle of Flers-Courcelette (part of the wider Somme offensive) on September 15th, 1916. But, the concept of … Read more