ACU (Australian Catholic University)

Dr Christopher Anthony Matthew - School of Arts & Sciences - NSW (Faculty of Arts and Sciences)

Fully accredited supervisor

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Christopher graduated with first class honours from the University of New England in 2006 where I focused on the study of ancient Greek and Roman warfare and completed a research thesis on the impacts of the reforms made to the Roman military by the general Gaius Marius. I then moved to Macquarie University in Sydney where I completed a PhD in 2009 using physical re-creation, experimental archaeology and ballistics testing to examine the mechanics of warfare in ancient Greece, particularly how the equipment of the infantryman of the time dictated his role and functionality on the battlefield. This research has been very well received and he is regarded as a leading authority on ancient Greek warfare.

Contact

Phone :4450 (Strathfield)
Email :Christopher.Matthew@acu.edu.au
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Research Interests

Ancient Military History ;

Methods Expertise

physical re-creation; experimental archaology; ; ballistic science ;

Research Projects

No research project is currently recorded.

Selected Publications

2012

A Storm of Spears: Understanding the Greek Hoplite at War

2011

Greek Hoplites in an Ancient Chinese Siege, in Journal of Asian History

2010

The Battle of Vercellae and the Alteration to the Heavy Javelin (pilum) by Gaius Marius 101BC, in Antichthon

On the Wings of Eagles: The reforms of Gaius Marius and the Creation of Rome's First Professional Soldiers

2009

When Push Comes to Shove: What was the Othismos of Hoplite Combat?, in Historia

2008

The Enrolment of the Capite Censi by Gaius Marius: A Reappraisal, in Ancient History: Resources for Teachers

The Continuing Reappraisal of Hoplite Warfare, in NZACT Bulletin