Hello and welcome to the ancient warfare magazine podcast.

I was going to say the 100th episode of the ancient warfare podcast, but we are way past that.

But we are discussing the 100th issue of ancient warfare magazine.

So that's why I had my wires crossed. My name is Ospre Ortiz and I'm the editor of ancient warfare magazine. So that's why I had my, my wires crossed.

My name is Ospre Oathouse, and I'm the editor of ancient warfare magazine.

And with me today are Murray Daum, the assistant editor, Mark McCaffrey, and Mark DeSantis.

And as I said, we're going to discuss the 100th issue of the magazine, which is about to come out.

I mean, digital readers already have their copy and print copy will be released, probably

as this podcast is released.

And the issue is all about single combat, which we thought sort of closed the circle

nicely because the introductory brochure had an article by

Ross Cohen, which also discussed the benefits of having scars and single combat. And Ross has

written in this issue as well. So we've, you know, thought that tied it nicely into a bow. There's

lots to discuss about single combat.

And Mark tells me that he has a controversial take on Livy in this respect.

So Mark, take it away.

And it concerns the Spoli Opima.

Livy, in 419, Book 4, Chapter 19 and Chapter 20, devotes considerable space to the Spolia Opima and a controversy he came across.

The combat, single combats, included Aulus Cornelius Casas, who, as a military tribune in 437 BC defeated an enemy general, and also a single combat,

which was won by Marcus Licinius Krasis, the grandson of the Triumvir, triumvir of the same name.

First, let's define a term, Spoliopima.

It meant either bountable spoils or possibly supreme spoils.

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