Karwansaray Join Discount Programme!
The publishers of Ancient Warfare, Medieval Warfare and Wargames Soldiers and Strategy, have joined the Discount Scheme. Details here.
Slingshot 281 Published
The latest issue of Slingshot, the bi-monthly magazine of the Society of Ancients, has gone to the printers. See here for more details.
About the Society
The Society of Ancients is an international amateur society for the promotion of the study of ancient and medieval military history and wargaming the period 3000 BC to 1500 AD. It is run by volunteers for the benefit of its worldwide membership. The Society publishes a bi-monthly journal, Slingshot, and sponsors various events, including wargames tournaments.The Society was formed in 1965 by Tony Bath with 20 or so founder members. Our membership is now over 1100 worldwide. The Society is not run for profit but is supported by and exists for the benefit of its members and to promote Ancient military history and wargaming. Membership is open to all, renewable annually.
All finances are ploughed back to improve services and add value. We have also been active in establishing links with the commercial side of our hobby and now members have access to discounts from a range of figure traders, specialist books and games.
The Society publishes its journal, Slingshot, 6 times a year. Most of the content is contributed by Society members on a wide range of items related to Ancient and Medieval military history and wargaming.
There are historical articles, reviews, letters, game design ideas, as well as the usual discussion on various wargames rules. Competition results and the occasional battle report are also published. Slingshot is designed to showcase the written contributions from our membership and features original pen and ink artwork.
Planet Ancients
The "one stop shop" for blog feeds from Society members is now available, formatted in line with the rest of the site, and can also be followed via email and RSS. To request your blog be added, go to the Contact Us page and let us know: set the topic to AddMyBlog!How to Join the Society
It's very easy to join -– just go to the main store page, add a 2012 membership to your cart and check out using Paypal. You don't need to be an existing Paypal account holder to submit a payment. You can alternatively download a postal membership form here.Battle Day 2012 – Plataea!
From Battleday coordinator Richard Lockwood:For our ninth annual Battle Day, we once again invite you to a unique day’s wargaming.
The battle: Plataea 479 BC – the day the Greeks decisively defeat the invading Persian army to secure their freedom, and arguably define for the next 2,500 years the cultural basis of what we call today “the west”.
So stand firm with Pausanias the Spartan King against the barbarian hordes of the Persians, or join Mardonius and the Persian Immortals in demanding earth and water from these Greek upstarts!
More details can be found here.
Championship Standings
The SoA Championship Standings are available online at the website. They are maintained and updated on an ongoing basis, as our coordinator Daivid Barnsdale processes the results.