HiMA: revue internationale d’Histoire Militaire Ancienne was founded in 2015, under the impetus of Giusto Traina, taking over from RÉMA: Revue des Études Militaires Anciennes. HiMA is published in print and digital format. The journal covers military history, warfare and societies in the ancient worlds (Near East, Egypt, Greece, Rome, Late Antiquity). Military history has many facets: not only the more strictly technical issues such as strategy and tactics, or logistics and armaments, but also economics and law, and social and institutional history. Event history, based on military and diplomatic activities, which continues to be disparaged as ‘battle history’, makes it possible to contextualise the multiple relationships between the various ancient human societies and war. For war is not just a history of battles: it is deeply rooted in the structures of each society, where it represents the rule rather than the exception; the Ancients were well aware of this.
The journal covers a geographical area corresponding to the ancient Mediterranean world in its broadest sense (Near East, Egypt, Greece, Rome, Late Antiquity). Open to other civilisations (China, Central Asia), particularly from a comparative perspective, the journal also aims to examine the posthumous influence of ancient military thought on Byzantium and the modern world.
The international, multilingual journal HiMA is published once a year and features thematic dossiers, a variety of articles, columns and book reviews.
Informed public—teachers, researchers and students—in the fields of military history, warfare and societies in the ancient worlds (Near East, Egypt, Greece, Rome, Late Antiquity).
Scientifically edited by Orient & Méditerranée (UMR 8167 CNRS, Sorbonne Université), HiMA is published by the Presses universitaires de Franche-Comté (PUFC), based in France, with the support of ISTA (Institut des Sciences et Techniques de l’Antiquité, UR 4011, Université Marie et Louis Pasteur). It is an international and multilingual journal released annually. The journal made the transition to digital publishing via PREO in 2026 and is now published simultaneously in print and digital formats, with the support of the Maison des Sciences sociales et des Humanités (MSH de Dijon – UAR 3516 CNRS, UBE).
Contents
Articles
Massacres et commandement dans le monde grec antique (vie-ive siècles av. J.-C.)
- Massacres and Command in Ancient Greece (6th-4th Centuries BC)
« Mission accomplished? » (Re)présentations impériales de la guerre contre Tacfarinas (17-24 apr. J.-C.)
- Mission Accomplished? The War Against Tacfarinas (17-24 AD) and Its Representations
La plumbata, inventaire et réflexions sur les usages d’une arme de jet à l’Antiquité tardive
- The plumbata, an Inventory and Reflections on the Uses of a Throwing Weapon in Late Antiquity
Le rôle des fédérés transcaucasiens dans les guerres persiques d’Héraclius (622-628). 3e partie : Considérations stratégiques
- The Role of the Transcaucasian Federates in the Persian Wars of Heraclius (622-628). Part 3: Strategic Considerations
Reports
Theo Vijgen, The Cultural Parameters of the Graeco-Roman War Discourse
James Gersbach, The War Cry in the Graeco-Roman World
Mathieu Engerbeaud, Romain Millot (dir.), Livrer sa patrie à l’ennemi dans l’Antiquité
Richard A. Billows, The Spear, the Scroll, and the Pebble: How the Greek City-State Developed as a Male Warrior-Citizen Collective
Thierry Lucas, L’organisation militaire de la Confédération béotienne (447-171 av. J.-C.)
Ian Worthington, The Last Kings of Macedonia and the Triumph of Rome
Michel Roux, La colonisation militaire en Phrygie (ive siècle avant-iiie siècle après J.-C.)
Richard Abdy, Legion. Life in the Roman Army
Benoît Lefebvre, Combattre de loin chez les Romains. Réalités et représentations culturelles (ier siècle a.C.-iiie siècle p.C.)
Maxime Petitjean, Le combat de cavalerie dans le monde romain
Alexandre Bertaud, Des guerriers au contact : de la place du fait militaire aux interactions guerrières dans les sociétés d'Europe occidentale du iiie au ier s. a.C.
Michael P. Speidel, Les anciens guerriers germaniques : de la colonne Trajane aux sagas islandaises
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