Top Hackernews posts from acoup.blog

1. Why no Roman industrial revolution? (acoup.blog)
   509 points by Tomte about 2 years ago | 516 comments
2. Understanding the War in Ukraine (acoup.blog)
   429 points by picture over 2 years ago | 605 comments
3. How the weak can win – A primer on protracted war (acoup.blog)
   316 points by danso over 2 years ago | 285 comments
4. The impact of the ‘long peace’ on modern military capabilities (acoup.blog)
   268 points by gabythenerd over 1 year ago | 325 comments
5. Rome: Decline and Fall? Part II: Institutions (acoup.blog)
   225 points by picture over 2 years ago | 82 comments
6. Rome: Decline and Fall? Part III: Things (acoup.blog)
   225 points by Tomte over 2 years ago | 62 comments
7. Roman Egypt was a strange province (acoup.blog)
   219 points by picture almost 2 years ago | 53 comments
8. Logistics, How Did They Do It, Part III: On the Move (acoup.blog)
   216 points by Tomte about 2 years ago | 39 comments
9. How to Roman Republic, Part IV: The Senate (acoup.blog)
   200 points by Tomte 12 months ago | 121 comments
10. When is a ‘tank’ not a tank? (acoup.blog)
    194 points by picture over 2 years ago | 208 comments
11. Logistics, How Did They Do It, Part I: The Problem (acoup.blog)
    176 points by herodotus about 2 years ago | 45 comments
12. Clothing, How Did They Make It? Part IVa: Dyed in the Wool (acoup.blog)
    175 points by CapitalistCartr over 3 years ago | 47 comments
13. Spartan School (2019) (acoup.blog)
    172 points by greesil over 3 years ago | 154 comments
14. Academic Ranks Explained or What on Earth Is an Adjunct? (acoup.blog)
    159 points by barry-cotter over 1 year ago | 126 comments
15. How to Roman Republic 101, Part IIIb: Imperium (acoup.blog)
    158 points by Khaine about 1 year ago | 44 comments
16. Total Generalship: Commanding Pre-Modern Armies, Part IIIb: Officers (acoup.blog)
    157 points by Tomte about 2 years ago | 22 comments
17. The Star Destroyer and Imperial Military Doctrine (acoup.blog)
    146 points by throwup238 4 months ago | 40 comments
18. How to Roman Republic 101 (acoup.blog)
    145 points by ecliptik about 1 year ago | 37 comments
19. Feelings at the Fall of the Republic, Ancient and Medieval Living Standards (acoup.blog)
    142 points by picture about 3 years ago | 83 comments
20. Victoria III – First Impressions (acoup.blog)
    142 points by BlueTemplar almost 2 years ago | 92 comments
21. The Queen’s Latin or Who Were the Romans, Part II: Citizens and Allies (acoup.blog)
    140 points by parsecs about 3 years ago | 54 comments
22. How to raise a Roman army: The dilectus (acoup.blog)
    139 points by civilitty over 1 year ago | 37 comments
23. Clothing, How Did They Make It? Part I: High Fiber (acoup.blog)
    137 points by CapitalistCartr over 3 years ago | 11 comments
24. The Battle of Helm’s Deep, Part I: Bargaining for Goods at Helm’s Gate (acoup.blog)
    133 points by rognjen over 2 years ago | 61 comments
25. Is This a Tank? (acoup.blog)
    132 points by CHB0403085482 over 2 years ago | 79 comments
26. Who Were the Romans, Part V: Saving and Losing an Empire (acoup.blog)
    127 points by danso about 3 years ago | 32 comments
27. The Reign of Alexander III of Macedon (acoup.blog)
    127 points by throwup238 4 months ago | 106 comments
28. Acoup: The Trench Stalemate (acoup.blog)
    126 points by cassepipe about 3 years ago | 31 comments
29. The Queen’s Latin or Who Were the Romans? Part I: Beginnings and Legends (acoup.blog)
    125 points by picture over 3 years ago | 79 comments
30. The Ruin of War (acoup.blog)
    122 points by Tomte about 3 years ago | 31 comments
31. Rome: Decline and Fall Pt 1: Words (acoup.blog)
    121 points by Tomte over 2 years ago | 49 comments
32. How Many People? Ancient Demography (acoup.blog)
    121 points by Tomte 9 months ago | 5 comments
33. Fortification, Part I: The Besieger’s Playbook (acoup.blog)
    119 points by littlestymaar almost 3 years ago | 14 comments
34. How to Roman Republic 101, Part IIIa: Starting Down the Path of Honors (acoup.blog)
    109 points by Tomte about 1 year ago | 48 comments
35. One Year into the War in Ukraine (acoup.blog)
    105 points by picture over 1 year ago | 177 comments
36. The Development of the M1 Garand and Its Implications (acoup.blog)
    97 points by Tomte about 1 year ago | 102 comments
37. Teaching Paradox, Crusader Kings III, Part III: Constructivisting a Kingdom (acoup.blog)
    95 points by Tomte almost 2 years ago | 33 comments
38. Fortification, Part IV: French Guns and Italian Lines (acoup.blog)
    93 points by Tomte almost 3 years ago | 15 comments
39. Bread, How Did They Make It? (2020) (acoup.blog)
    92 points by colonCapitalDee 9 months ago | 17 comments
40. The journey of the Roman gladius and other swords (acoup.blog)
    92 points by CHB0403085482 9 months ago | 30 comments
41. Fortification, Part V: The Age of Industrial Firepower (acoup.blog)
    89 points by Tomte over 2 years ago | 13 comments
42. Teaching Paradox, Victoria II, Part I: Mechanics and Gears (acoup.blog)
    86 points by picture about 3 years ago | 15 comments
43. So you want to go to grad school (in the academic humanities)? (acoup.blog)
    85 points by dustintrex almost 3 years ago | 70 comments
44. Clothing, How Did They Make It? Part IVb: Cloth Money (acoup.blog)
    79 points by parsecs over 3 years ago | 8 comments
45. Why No Roman Industrial Revolution? (2022) (acoup.blog)
    79 points by JumpCrisscross 4 months ago | 71 comments
46. Who Were ‘The Celts’ and How Did They (Some of Them) Fight? (acoup.blog)
    74 points by gostsamo over 1 year ago | 30 comments
47. Logistics, How Did They Do It, Part II: Foraging (acoup.blog)
    73 points by burlesona about 2 years ago | 15 comments
48. Clothing, How Did They Make It? Part III: Spin Me Right Round (acoup.blog)
    71 points by shalmanese over 3 years ago | 13 comments
49. On ChatGPT (acoup.blog)
    71 points by picture over 1 year ago | 94 comments
50. Collections: Teaching Paradox, Crusader Kings III, Part I: Making It Personal (acoup.blog)
    68 points by DMell about 2 years ago | 22 comments
51. Collections: No Man’s Land, Part II: Breaking the Stalemate (acoup.blog)
    65 points by jcranmer almost 3 years ago | 14 comments
52. How to Raise a Tribal Army in Pre-Roman Europe, Part II (acoup.blog)
    65 points by Luc 3 months ago | 15 comments
53. The Mediterranean Iron Omni-Spear (acoup.blog)
    56 points by CHB0403085482 10 months ago | 12 comments
54. Why Don’t We Use Chemical Weapons Anymore? (acoup.blog)
    52 points by troops_h8r almost 2 years ago | 80 comments
55. Collections: That Dothraki Horde, Part IV: Screamers and Howlers (acoup.blog)
    50 points by Illniyar over 3 years ago | 20 comments